National Partnerships
NATIONAL COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS (NCAC):
The goal of NCAC is to increase low-income, first generation, and underrepresented students entering and completing higher education. Using recent college graduates, NCAC looks to encourage students to pursue post-secondary education and assist students as they look to navigate the college admissions process.
NCAC was established in 2004 by Nicole Hurd, a professor at the University of Virginia. After having great success in rural Virginia high schools, the program expanded and now encompasses all parts of the country, reaching eleven states with partner institutes including: Penn State University, University of Alabama, University of Missouri-Columbia, and University of California-Berkeley. NCAC's national headquarters are located at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
The consortium of Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Millersville University, and Shippensburg University makes up the Keystone Region of NCAC.
In total, NCAC is currently serving over 30,000 students nationwide.
JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION: The $1 Million Investment:
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has pledged a $1 million grant to Franklin & Marshall College over four years to undertake the Keystone Region of NCAC with its four partner institutions: Dickinson College, Gettysburg College, Millersville University, and Shippensburg University.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation was created to help students with exceptional promise reach their full academic potential through education. For this reason, the JKC Foundation looks to create educational opportunities through scholarship programs to reach high-achieving, lower income students.
JKC Foundation has made a pledge to prevent a lack of financial resources from deterring a student from reaching their full academic potential.
