Our Vision
“Compass 2 Campus fosters university and community academic collaborations that promote life-long learning and a college going culture for all students, developing leaders who are empowered to create the future.”
Our Mission
"To increase access to higher education by providing an opportunity for students from traditionally underrepresented and low-income backgrounds in Whatcom and Skagit counties to be mentored by trained Compass 2 Campus students."
The Western Washington University Compass 2 Campus Mentorship Initiative is a pilot program implemented by House Bill 1986 which passed both Houses of the legislature on April 21, 2009. The program is designed to increase access to higher education by providing an opportunity for students from traditionally underrepresented, diverse, and first-generation backgrounds in Whatcom and Skagit counties to be mentored by C2C college students.
The program has the following objectives:
- Increase GPA and reduce truancy among elementary, middle, and high school students.
- Empower students to make good choices about the future.
- Increase C2C students' leadership and commitment to giving back to their community.
Our overall goal is to help more students graduate from high school and encourage them to consider some form of higher education. More than one thousand fifth grade students come to campus to have a college experience through our annual Tour Day event. The program continues to connect with students from 5th grade through 12th grade as mentors visit 32 school sites each quarter.
Your Donations
Support our program’s biggest event by helping us bring over 1,000 5th graders to WWU for Tour Day! Your donations go towards fully funding a student’s visit including transportation, campus visits, lunch and snacks throughout the day.
Help fund scholarships for
- former C2C mentees and who are enrolling into higher education!
- current C2C college students to continue their programs of interest
