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About the ASPIRE Program

About ASPIRE

Administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission, ASPIRE (Access to Student assistance Programs In Reach of Everyone) seeks to provide Oregon high school students solid pathways beyond high school. ASPIRE matches trained community volunteers with high school students to provide one-on-one mentoring. ASPIRE Advisors guide students through the process of applying for college, financial aid, and scholarships. ASPIRE serves students by:

  • Helping high schools build a sustainable community of volunteer advisors
  • Educating students and families about the scholarship application process and other options for paying for postsecondary education
  • Providing advising, resources, and encouragement to help students access education and training beyond high school

ASPIRE Students

ASPIRE is for all students. It is an all-comer’s program and serves the entire student body. Any student who believes they can benefit from an ASPIRE advisor is welcomed and encouraged to participate. By being inclusive, ASPIRE ensures that all of Oregon’s students have many options for a fulfilling future beyond high school.

ASPIRE Advisors

Volunteer ASPIRE Advisors are assigned to work one-on-one with students, guiding them through important steps toward postsecondary education. The ASPIRE Advisor position attracts a broad spectrum of adult volunteers. Many are parents/guardians of students at the ASPIRE school, professionals, some of whom are the first in their family to attend college, or retired community members. Volunteers do not have to have attended college themselves to be effective ASPIRE advisors.

ASPIRE Today

Beginning with just four pilot schools in 1998 as a program to encourage students who do not typically think of themselves as college bound, ASPIRE is now in 114 schools, engages over 1,000 volunteers, and reaches over 6,000 students from all walks of life. ASPIRE remains unique in the nation as a program offering volunteer mentors to all types of student.

ASPIRE Partners

ASPIRE was developed as a collaborative project between the Oregon Student Assistance Commission and the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), a private nonprofit based in Portland whose mission is to enhance nonprofit community development projects. Since its inception, ASPIRE has expanded to include several partnerships, including the state of Oregon. A complete list of partners can be found at www.aspireoregon.org/partners.html

ASPIRE Structure

The ASPIRE program is administered by Oregon Student Assistance Commission’s Grants and Scholarships Division. Four Region Supervisors work directly with high school site supervisors and administration to successfully manage the program in Oregon schools. Each participating school fits into one of four statewide regions, displayed below on the ASPIRE map. Some schools partner with AmeriCorps and have an AmeriCorps member developing the ASPIRE program.

ASPIRE Schools

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Lebanon Crook County Sisters Junction City Myrtle Point Coquille Oregon Coast Technology School North Bend Marshfield Harding Learning Center Bandon Lost River Henley Mazama Klamath Union Crater South Medford Eagle Point North Medford Ashland Hidden Valley Grants Pass North Valley McKenzie Crow Elkton North Douglas Sutherlin Phoenix Douglas South Umpqua Child's Way Oakridge Lowell Pleasant Hill Thurston Springfield HomeSource Redmond Hartman Marshall Mountain View Central Linn Corvallis Albany Options Regis McKay South Salem Dallas St. Paul Sheridan McMinnville North Marion Molalla Colton Canby Yamhill-Carlton Sherwood Joseph Enterprise La Grande Huntington Butte Falls Bonanza Prospect Chiloquin Days Creek Illinois Valley Brookings-Harbor Gold Beach Burns Gilchrist LaPine Reedsport Waldport Newport Madras Estacada Pilot Rock Pendleton McLoughlin Hood River Valley St. Helens Seaside Clatskanie Click here...


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ASPIRE HIGH SCHOOLS 2007-2008

ALBANY OPTIONS
ASHLAND
BANDON SENIOR
BONANZA
BROOKINGS-HARBOR
BURNS
BUTTE FALLS
CANBY
CENTENNIAL
CENTENNIAL LEARNING CENTER
CENTRAL LINN
CHILD'S WAY CHARTER
CHILOQUIN
CLACKAMAS
CLATSKANIE
COQUILLE
CORVALLIS
CRATER
CRESWELL
CROOK COUNTY
CROW
DAYS CREEK CHARTER
DOUGLAS
EAGLE POINT
ELKTON
ENTERPRISE
ESTACADA
GILCHRIST SENIOR
GLENCOE
GOLD BEACH
GRANT
GRANTS PASS
GRESHAM
HARDING LEARNING CENTER
HARTMAN CAMPUS - REDMOND
HENLEY
HIDDEN VALLEY
HILLSBORO
HOME SOURCE
HOOD RIVER VALLEY
HUNTINGTON
ILLINOIS VALLEY
JOSEPH
JUNCTION CITY
KLAMATH UNION
LA GRANDE
LAPINE SENIOR
LEBANON
LEP CHARTER
LOST RIVER
LOWELL
MADISON
MADRAS
MARSHALL CAMPUS
MARSHALL
MARSHFIELD SENIOR
MAZAMA
MCKAY
MCKENZIE
MCLOUGHLIN
MCMINNVILLE
MILLER EDUCATION CENTER
MOLALLA
MOUNTAIN VIEW SENIOR
MT SCOTT LEARNING CENTER
MYRTLE POINT
NELA CENTER
NEWPORT
NORTH BEND SENIOR
NORTH DOUGLAS
NORTH MARION
NORTH MEDFORD
NORTH VALLEY
OAKRIDGE
OPEN MEADOW
OREGON COAST TECHNOLOGY
PARKROSE
PENDLETON
PHOENIX SCHOOL OF ROSEBURG
PILOT ROCK
PLEASANT HILL
PORTLAND NIGHT
PROSPECT
REDMOND
REEDSPORT
REGIS
ROOSEVELT
SABIN-SCHELLENBERG CENTER
SAM BARLOW
SEASIDE
SHERIDAN
SHERWOOD
SISTERS
SOUTH MEDFORD
SOUTH SALEM
SOUTH UMPQUA
SPRINGFIELD
ST HELENS
ST PAUL
SUTHERLIN
THURSTON
WALDPORT
YAMHILL-CARLTON

For a list of ASPIRE High Schools: Arranged by county

ASPIRE staff (Click here)