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Center for Student Opportunity began strategic planning and program development in mid-2004. An independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CSO is the realization of an idea put forth by the principals of Student Horizons, Inc., a corporation that assists students and parents through the maze of higher education while also providing colleges and universities with e-communications strategies and technology .
Founded by a group of concerned parents, admissions professionals, and nonprofit practitioners, Center for Student Opportunity seeks to fill the need for greater college counseling and preparation resources for first-generation and other historically underserved college-bound students. Studying the national landscape of college access to first-generation and underserved populations, the principals discovered that while there are numerous local and sub-regional programs that effectively serve these populations, few if any of these organizations have the resources to expand their reach and fewer still, have the network to access many of the colleges and universities that have targeted these student populations for admission.
With this in mind, the principals founded Center for Student Opportunity with the express purpose of growing opportunities for college-bound first-generation and underserved students as a conduit in linking qualified students with leading colleges and universities.
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