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Advise NC at App State and Office of Rural Promise Staff Present the Listening Tour

Advise NC at Appalachian State Helps High School Seniors Take Their Next Steps
Nov 7, 2025

The midway mark of the fall semester has come and gone, bringing thousands of students across the state to a critical

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Ashe County High School Countdown to College Event Hosted by Advise NC Next Step Adviser, Lorena Calvillo

Ashe County High School "Counts Down" to College
Nov 3, 2025

On Tuesday, October 14, Ashe County High School participated in College for North Carolina’s 

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College Adviser Meets Students Where They Are

College Adviser Meets Students Where They Are
Apr 9, 2025

On September 24, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Ashe County, North Carolina. 

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College Access Partnerships

Additional Funds Awarded to College Access Partnerships Grant Programs
Sep 14, 2022

Upward Bound and College Advising Corps recently received additional grant funding extending the duration of the programs.

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Alex Rangel

How Advising Guided Me
Sep 9, 2022

I attended the orientation for my master’s program last week.

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College Advising Corps advisers and students in Western North Carolina.

How College Advising Corps is filling the college counselor gap and helping students prepare for life after high school
Jun 13, 2022

Lyric Larson graduated from Caldwell Early College High School last month and is headed to Western Carolina University this fall with the Jack... Advise NC

Kallie Kressly

Navigating College Access Barriers for Students in Foster Care
Apr 22, 2022

I have had the privilege of serving as the Appalachian College Advising Corps Adviser at Marjorie Williams Academy (Williams) for nearly two... Advise NC

Stafford (far left) in attendance at the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) Conference.

I am my brother’s keeper: A journey of resilience
Apr 1, 2022

“I am my brother’s keeper!”, the phrase that was echoed throughout a room filled with black and brown young men that possessed h

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Jacob Morgan

Scoring All Zeros
Mar 18, 2022

Scoring all zeros on a FAFSA is a strange, bittersweet feeling.

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Tiffany Patterson

Thriving in the Unexpected
Mar 1, 2022

So your prospective job is asking you to move to a new place? That place being somewhere that is miles from your close friends and family?

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Rosa Gonzalez

Partnering with Counselors
Feb 10, 2022

Becoming a college adviser can be a little scary at times, even with the full support from our fellow colleagues and supervisors.

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