Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz discusses the recent opening of the Carolina Community Academy in Roxboro, North Carolina, and how Carolina supports education at every level.
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One year ago, Heather Jones ’17 was approaching her final months as a college adviser. In the two years after she graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, she served in the Carolina College Advising Corps, helping students at Fike High School in Wilson, North Carolina, apply to and enroll in college.
“As an adviser, I noticed that the cost of tuition was one of the biggest barriers for first-generation students, particularly students from low-income families and underrepresented backgrounds,” Jones said.
Today, Jones is supporting 59 advisers serving at 76 high schools across the state as the financial aid and scholarships coordinator, a new position in the CCAC made possible by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.