Stanislaus County, California

Stanislaus State Launches Innovative Near-Peer Coaching Initiative to Boost Student Success

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Thursday, February 4, 2021
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Through a partnership with College Possible , a national nonprofit that connects high school and college students with near-peer success coaches, Stanislaus State will provide coaching and mentoring programs for more than 400 students from historically underrepresented backgrounds.

Key Points: 
  • Through a partnership with College Possible , a national nonprofit that connects high school and college students with near-peer success coaches, Stanislaus State will provide coaching and mentoring programs for more than 400 students from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
  • Dubbed Catalyze , College Possible intends to scale similar, near-peer coaching programs across a growing number of institutions nationwide.
  • The University opened as Stanislaus State College in 1960, with a faculty of 15 and fewer than 800 students, at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock.
  • Stanislaus State is part of the California State University, a 23-campus system across California.