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Mendocino-Lake Community College District

CA: $66,529

Mendocino: 91,305 Lake: 68,766 Ventura:0.8M Los Angeles:9.5M Orange:3.2M

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Highest poverty in CA

Mendocino-Lake Community College District

  • 2 counties

  • 3,200 miles

  • No 4-year University

Regional Tribes

  • 13

Dual Enrollment

  • 18 HS

  • 15 HS Districts

  • 4,820 total enrolled HS students

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43 miles

93 miles

43 miles

Paid mileage for FT/PT-Faculty, PT-Faculty Mentor Program, online/hybrid/synchronous zoom with on ground support!

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Dual Enrollment Ambassador

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Kailyn McCord

Dual Enrollment Faculty Coordinator

Ambassador Program

Christina Samaniego

K-16 Pathways

Ambassador Program

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FALL TO FALL

PERSISTENCE

Dual Enrollment Ambassadors

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Junior/Senior Pair

Experience and Success in DE classes in the past

Commitment to grow DE at their school

College mindset (continuing at MC, MC for transfer, or four-year goals)

Genuine investment in helping their fellow students

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Group problem solving with their in-school Ambassador team

Community building with our regional Ambassador group

Achievements for college and scholarship applications

A legacy of access for their peers

Pride in tangibly supporting college access for their peers, at their schools, in their community 

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Practical

Attend regional Ambassador meetings twice a semester (on Zoom)

Conceptual

Create a county-wide community of Dual Enrollment leaders; exchange ideas, peer support, and help with mutual troubleshooting

Provide semester start DE onboarding sessions and/or support presentations in each DE class

Assist with MyMendo, Canvas, and Mendocino College email access

Foster independence and fluency with college-level resources

Establish themselves as tangible resources as well as a sense of college student identity in DE classes

What Ambassadors Do

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MC

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Center

Dean

DE Staff

Faculty