Summer Application Institute & Mentoring Program

The Summer Application Institute (SAI) is a week long dormitory experience and year long mentoring program that helps prepare aspiring students for college. SAI targets students from low-income families whose parents did not have the opportunity to graduate college themselves. To date, 98% of SAI participants have either graduated from college, are enrolled in college or plan to enroll next fall. Learn more.

CollegeDayTours

CollegeDayTours are daylong explorations of Bay Area colleges and universities for Marin high school students. Through campus tours students:

• Meet current college students
• Talk to admissions and financial aid staff
• Learn about degree offerings
• Experience different campuses including Dominican University, UC Davis, Sacramento State University, Sonoma State University, Santa Rosa Junior College, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, Chico State University, St. Mary's College and UC Berkeley.

College for Kids!

Serving students in elementary and middle school, College for Kids! provides access to local college campuses. In partnership with Dominican University of California, College of Marin and local school districts this program provides young people an early introduction to the idea of college. Additionally, the program provides families and educators with the resources they need to nurture the aspirations of young students as they move along the education pipeline.

Student Workshops

Marin Education Fund staff provides College and Financial Aid Workshops throughout the year for parents, students entering college (including transfer and re-entry students), and high school students. Free of charge, these workshops take place throughout the community. See workshop schedule.

Resource Center

Marin Education Fund's Resource Center offers a wealth of school and college catalogs and information on local and national scholarships and financial aid resources. For those interested in professional and technical training programs, the Center has one of the most detailed and current file systems in Marin. The Resource Center is open to the general public at no charge. See Resource Center and Links.