UTAH’S COLLEGE ACCESS ADVISING PROGRAM: A NATIONAL FIRST STATEWIDE RESEARCH: STUDENTS & PARENTS 86% 50% 50% Believe college is Know where to Believe college is more important than find information accessible for everyone it was 10 years ago about scholarships and grants in Utah

Students and parents want people to help them through the process

2018 Survey and 2016 Focus Groups: Conducted by Cicero COLLEGE ACCESS ADVISORS

Recent college graduate, full-time, physically in the high school

Helps students on the milestones to college:

- College test prep & registration

- College applications

- Financial aid

- Connection to college campus

- Create a college-going culture STATEWIDE EXPANSION IN THREE PHASES

PHASE I: Fall 2019 PHASE III: Fall 2021 • 34 high schools • 150+ high schools • $1 million • $3 million

PHASE II: Fall 2020 TOTAL PROGRAM COST: • 90 high schools $7 million • $3 million PHASE I: EXPANDED INTO 34 HIGH SCHOOLS IN 4 REGIONS

Weber/Davis Counties Salt Lake County

Utah County Washington County PHASE I COMPLETE: 2019-2020 ADVISORS!

34 advisors in 11 school districts: 1. School District 2. 3. Canyons School District 4. 5. Washington School District 6. 7. 8. Ogden School District 9. 10. Provo School District 11. 2019-2020 REGIONAL COORDINATORS

Four Regional Coordinators housed at:

1. Dixie State University 2. 3. Weber State University 4. University of Utah

As the program expands, there will be opportunities to place regional coordinators at other postsecondary institutions PHASE II EXPANSION: FALL 2020

2019-2020 Schools 2020-2021 New Schools* Fremont High Taylorsville High Bountiful High Alta High Box Elder High Weber High Cottonwood High Davis High Corner Canyon High North Sanpete High Roy High Skyline High* Olympus High Jordan High Manti High Bonneville High East High Northridge High Brighton High Gunnison valley High Layton High West High Syracuse High Murray High North Sevier high Clearfield High Highland High Viewmont High Bingham High Richfield High Ben Lomand High West Jordan High Woods Cross High Copper Hills High South Sevier High Ogden High Hillcrest High American Fork High Herriman High Piute High Mountain View Dixie High Cedar Valley High Mountain Ridge High Canyon View High Orem Desert Hills High Lehi High Riverton High Cedar High Westlake Snow Canyon Lone Peak High Tooele High Parowan High Timpview Crimson High Pleasant Grove High Grantsville High Milford High Provo Hurricane High Skyridge High Stansbury High Beaver High Springville Water Canyon Timpanogos High Mountain Crest High Panguitch High Payson Pine View Maple Mountain High Ridgeline High Bryce Valley High Cyprus High Salem Hills High Logan High Escalante High Hunter High Spanish Fork High Green Canyon High Uintah Kearns High Tintic High Sky View High Union Granger High Juab High Bear River High * Tentative schools