10,000 Degrees
OUR MISSION
To achieve educational equity and to support students from low-income backgrounds to and through college to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities and the world.
What is the organization's general Purpose?
10,000 Degrees was founded in 1981 in San Rafael.
High school and college students in the program are 100% from low-income backgrounds, 93% BILPOC, and 92% first-generation college attendees.
Chapters exist in Marin, Contra Costa, Napa, San Francisco, Sonoma, Peninsula, and South Bay.
Has worked with more than 60,000 students across 250 colleges over the past 43 years and has awarded $105 million in scholarships
80%+ of 10,000 Degrees 4-year college students earn Bachelor’s Degrees (double the national average)
Students Supported through their entire college journey: high school tutoring and college counseling, near-peer support, scholarships, financial aid assistance, mentoring “fellows” during college years, career resources, and more.
10,000 Degrees also provides training for volunteers to assist in the classrooms and links these volunteers with teachers who have requested help. Volunteers work one-on-one with students who need critical reading and math help and assist in small-group learning in the classroom.
In 2024: 16,000+ students and families reached. 4,300 college students (2,700 in 4-year institutions and 1,550 in Community Colleges. 12,000 high school students and families were reached.
Class of 2024: 348 college graduates (largest ever).
GRANT HISTORY:
2015 - $774
2016 - $690
2018 - $1,620
2020 - $1,370
2021 - $1,500