Mendocino-Lake Community College District
CA: $66,529
Mendocino: 91,305 Lake: 68,766 Ventura:0.8M Los Angeles:9.5M Orange:3.2M
Highest poverty in CA
Mendocino-Lake Community College District
Regional Tribes
Dual Enrollment
43 miles
93 miles
43 miles
Paid mileage for FT/PT-Faculty, PT-Faculty Mentor Program, online/hybrid/synchronous zoom with on ground support!
Dual Enrollment Ambassador
Kailyn McCord
Dual Enrollment Faculty Coordinator
Ambassador Program
Christina Samaniego
K-16 Pathways
Ambassador Program
FALL TO FALL
PERSISTENCE
Dual Enrollment Ambassadors
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
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
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
MC
Center
Dean
DE Staff
Faculty