COA College Opportunity and Access (COA2) is a strengths-based, “difference-education” program designed for students who self-identify with the experiences of first generation and/or low-income college students. Context matters in our experiences of difference. Starting from this premise, COA2 offers a communal support and advocacy space to enable students to shape the college from which they are earning their degree.
COA2 offers a breadth and depth of student support services starting with an early move-in and orientation preceding the Outdoor Orientation Program (OOPs), peer mentors; integrated and culturally sustaining academic and career advising; and skill-building (e.g., leadership, financial management, advocacy).
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See what our COA² students have been up to:
Neha, Bailey, Anna, and Lucy share stories about their college experiences with Bar Harbor Conners-Emerson School sixth-graders. Credit: Carol Rosinski
