NextSteps EDU
- jnguyen154
- Aug 24, 2015
- 2 min read
Term
Summer 2015
Description
CSUF's Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership (C-REAL) is leading the California State University system effort, in partnership with the nonprofit Beyond 12 and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, to provide an independent volunteer advising corps to help Corinthian's former students navigate their education options.
- See more at: http://news.fullerton.edu/2015su/corinthian-advising.aspx
Learning Outcomes
SWiBAT #1: Identify and explain resources to address needs of students displaced by the closing of the Corinthian College system.
SWiBAT #2: Describe higher education options (e.g., institutional types and programs) to displaced students wanting to continue their educational journey.
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Reflection
In working with Next Steps EDU, I learned more information about for profit institutions (especially the Corinthian College system) and about resources to help the students displaced by the closing of the Corinthian Colleges. From my previous work experience, I knew a great deal about the California Community Colleges, but the majority of my cases were out-of-state, which challenged me to be resourceful in guiding these students toward their educational goals. I helped four students in total, each with different inquiries and educational goals, so I learned to be versatile, as well as to think quickly since all of my cases were over the phone. I believe I was helpful in both thoroughly and accurately providing information to the students and certainly learned a great deal about out-of-state options, though my knowledge in this area still has much room to grow.
I felt determined to be involved with Next Steps EDU partly because I felt such anger about how the students were simply left to fend for themselves without a whole lot of warning as Corinthian Colleges closed up its businesses. In working with Next Steps EDU, I learned more about the students who were mostly low-income. They were left confused by the whole situation. They were also upset that these for profit institutions made promises that they are now not going to fulfill. As a volunteer my task was to provide these displaced students resources to help them to recover their records and look at their options as students to move forward with their education. Volunteering for Next Steps EDU helped remind me of the real need for social justice in higher education, especially for students who have been marginalized and taken advantage of by institutions.
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