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AmeriCorps College Adviser 25-26 Cohort

Application

The AmeriCorps College Adviser Application is now live. You can apply on the NC State Jobs website.

AmeriCorps College Adviser Role

What We Do:

• Provide one-on-one college application and financial aid assistance to students and families
• Organize group events that encourage students and their families to consider, plan for, and apply to colleges and universities
• Collaborate with school and community partners to build a college-going culture
• Collect and manage school-level data on students’ progress toward post-secondary planning
• Develop expertise in admissions and financial-aid advising

Requirements:

• Earned a bachelor’s degree within the last four (4) years
• Be able to relocate to or near the service area 
• Possess a strong commitment to service

AmeriCorps Members must be:

• 18 years of age
• US citizens or lawful permanent resident
• Submit to criminal background checks
• Have a social security card

The NC State College Advising Corps accepts applicants who graduated from institutions other than NC State University, provided the applicant’s home institution does not have a College Advising Corps program in operation (check “Where We Work” under the College Advising Corps National website), but initial review priority is given to graduates of NC State.

Anticipated Vacancies for the 25-26 academic year:

• East Bladen High School (Bladen County)
• West Bladen High School (Bladen County)
• John A. Holmes High School (Chowan County)
• East Duplin High School (Duplin County)
• James Kenan High School (Duplin County)
• Wallace-Rose Hill High School (Duplin County)
• Franklinton High School (Franklin County)
• Louisburg Magnet High School (Franklin County)
• Northampton High School (Northampton County)
• Northeastern High School (Pasquotank County)
• Perquimans County High School (Perquimans County)
• Ayden-Grifton High School (Pitt County)
• Spring Creek High School (Wayne County)

Annual Compensation*

• $37,000-38,000 – Annual Living Allowance for full-time Members
• $7,395 – Segal Education Award (AmeriCorps benefit)
• $5,820 – Health insurance, including vision and dental, at no cost to Members

Total compensation package: $50,215

*Final compensation based on grantors

Additional Member Benefits:

• Opportunities to participate in regional and national conferences
• Ongoing job training and personal professional development
• AmeriCorps member benefits, including federal loan deferment and interest forbearance
• Connection to a national network of college access professionals