About Volunteer Coach

One Million Degrees Scholars are low-income, highly motivated individuals pursuing their associate's degrees. They have persisted through challenging situations and are striving to reach their full potential and become positive forces in their families and communities.

We provide the training and tools for you to engage with our highly motivated scholars. You empower our scholars to set goals, achieve critical milestones, and become tomorrow's leaders. Volunteer Coaching can take place at any of our ten locations -- all seven in Chicago, and three suburban schools.

Application Process

Once you submit an application (find it at http://www.onemilliondegrees.org/coach), you will need to complete the following requirements to become a coach:

Attend a coach info session (30-minute, online session or in-person at your workplace) and coach training (two-hour, in-person session). Multiple info sessions are held throughout the application period, in the spring and summer, and multiple coach trainings are held throughout August and September. Once an application is submitted, One Million Degrees staff will reach out with next steps for signing up for an info session and training.
Agree to a criminal background check and to abide by One Million Degrees’ Coach Code of Conduct.