One Million Degrees
Jazmine Santos is a dedicated Work Based Learning Specialist at One Million Degrees since September 2021, responsible for supporting and facilitating work based learning programs, hosting office hours for students, and conducting workshops for professional growth. Previously, as a Career Advancement Coordinator at Aon, Jazmine managed a caseload of 25 apprentices through a two-year apprenticeship program, achieving an impressive 89% retention rate and facilitating professional development sessions. Jazmine also served as a Second Year AmeriCorps Member at City Year Chicago, where tutoring and mentoring high-need 10th grade students were key responsibilities, alongside coaching First Year AmeriCorps Members. Jazmine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Illinois Chicago, earned in 2018.
One Million Degrees
One Million Degrees empowers low-income, highly motivated community college students to succeed in school, in work, and in life. Community college students are among the most important yet least supported of this country's undergraduate population. Community colleges offer pathways to meaningful careers and, often, an on-ramp to four-year universities. Yet, lacking critical resources, most students never graduate. It is stunning how little is available to this vital and vibrant group of students. One Million Degrees changes the odds entirely. Our groundbreaking program – innovative, personalized, uniquely effective – delivers the kind of meaningful support that is transforming lives and creating a pattern of positive change that will echo for generations. This is what works.