Kansas education officials are expanding a program that helps low-income high school students apply for college. About a dozen high schools in Kansas have full-time college advisors, paid for by the nonprofit “College Advising Corps” at Kansas State University. The advisors guide students through the confusing college admission process — everything from registering for the ACT to planning campus visits. They also help students fill out financial aid forms. The program started in Kansas City, Kansas and Wichita. This Fall, the Board of Regents and the State Department of Education plan to add nine more cities, including Hays, Great Bend, Salina and Hutchinson.
Educators hope it will boost enrollment at the State’s Universities, which is down nearly nine percent over the past five years.
