Mission Statement
The Darke County College Access Program helps high school students go to college. It does this through motivational programs, one-on-one mentoring, and last-dollar scholarships.

Program History
Plans for a college access program in Darke County began several years ago when the Business Advisory Committee for Greenville City Schools began investigating ways to increase the number of high school students pursuing post-secondary education. They learned more about the Ohio College Access Network and its member programs and worked with Greenville City School administrators to start a program in Darke County. A grant from the Ohio College Access Network helped establish a program the Darke County College Access Program.

In 2006, the Darke County College Access Program hired a part-time executive director and began offering motivational programming, one-on-one mentoring and last-dollar scholarships at Greenville High School. It applied for and received 501(c)3 status in 2008.

In 2008, it made plans to expand its programming to Ansonia High School. In the future, it would like to expand to offer programming to includes all high schools in Darke County.

Program Services and Goals
The Darke County College Access Program helps students, especially low-income and first-generation college students, pursue post-secondary education through motivational programming, one-on-one mentoring and last-dollar scholarships.

In the past year, it has offered two programs for all high school students and their parents. These include a College and Coffee Open House where Greenville High School graduates who are now attending college talk with students and their parents about their high school experiences.

The College Access Program also offered a Financial Literacy Night aimed to provide parents and students with information about credit, credit cards, college loans and manageable debt.

Each year, the College Access Program provides students and parents with college planning material, including a college planning calendar.

Volunteer mentors work one-on-one with high school juniors and seniors in areas such as career planning, college selection, college admissions applications, and financial aid.

The College Access Program offers renewable scholarships of up to $1,000 to students who demonstrate an unmet need.