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MICHIGAN COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS
The Michigan College Advising Corps (MCAC) is a diverse group of recent U-M graduates
strategically embedded as full-time college advisers and AmeriCorps members in partner high
schools throughout the state. MCAC's mission is clear: inform students of their inherent right
to post-secondary education, actively engage families as they navigate college, and inspire
communities to continue fortifying their college-bound ethos. Through collaboration with
principals, counselors, teachers, and advocates within their schools and communities, advisers
act as near-peer pathfinders, connecting students with the resources to identify their best fit
among various post-secondary options. Whether assisting students in pursuing community
college, cosmetology school, trade school, the military, four-year universities and colleges, or
the workforce, MCAC advisers embody a force of change propelling underrepresented students
to, through, and beyond their goals with unwavering dedication and impact.
College Advising Corps Created
The College Advising Corps is established at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill following the successful 2004
pilot by the University of Virginia. The program places recent
college graduates in under-served local high schools to serve
low-income, first generation, and underrepresented students.
2007
2009
Michigan College
Advising Corps Created
MCAC is established at the University of
Michigan under the supervision of CEO and
Program Director Chris Rutherford.
2010
MCAC Launch
MCAC officially launches in eight
schools with eight advisers.
2011
MCAC Adviser Meets President Obama
Adviser Ryan McBride meets President Barack Obama
on behalf of the national College Advising Corps.
U-M Visits Begin
Advisers establish Michigan
Experience Day programming to
bring juniors to visit the U-M
campus each year.
2012
