One Million Degrees
Paige Simon is currently an intern at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College and serves as a Program Coordinator at One Million Degrees since July 2023. Previously, Paige worked with City Year Chicago from August 2021 to June 2023, focusing on civic engagement projects, including beautification initiatives and student support as a Student Success Coach. Earlier experience includes managing student workers at UIC Pavilion, providing customer service as a receptionist at UIC Campus Housing, and working as a cashier for Chartwells School Dining Services K12. Paige is pursuing a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling at National Louis University, having earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois Chicago.
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.