Announcing CSO Launch

The Center for Student Opportunity (CSO), a sister nonprofit of Student Horizons, Inc., is a new national organization committed to fostering opportunities for first-generation and other underserved college-bound students through the promotion of colleges and community organizations that seek innovative approaches to strengthening student success.

There is a Student-College Disconnect
In an ever-commercialized higher education industry and with the pressures surrounding such a focus on college, first-generation and underserved students suffer from a lack adequate college counseling and mentoring to encourage a college-bound culture.

Leading colleges and universities continue to express a desire to serve these students in tandem with scholarship and financial aid opportunities to build an academically talented and diverse student body. But, schools often lack the knowledge and directed resources to reach these groups of qualified students.

CSO Provides Effective Programs and Strategies
CSO initiatives provide opportunities for colleges, community organizations, schools, counselors, and students to get involved.

College Connect—an online national clearinghouse of admissions information and college programs concerning first-generation and underserved college-bound students.

Counseling Outreach—leveraging a national network of college counselors to enhance college guidance and preparation efforts through partnerships with under-resourced schools and community youth organizations.

Program Development—CSO experts working to grow programs that promote college access and success for first-generation and underserved students through partnerships with colleges and community organizations.