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About One Million Degrees: About One Million Degrees:  

THE CHALLENGE: 65% of Illinois public college students attend community college, but only one in five of them will graduate with a degree within three years. One Million Degrees (OMD) changes that.  

THE SOLUTION: OMD is the only organization in Illinois and one of few in the country dedicated to providing comprehensive supports to low-income, highly motivated community college students to help them succeed in school, in work, and in life.  

From individualized support staff and career mentors to financial assistance and professional development workshops, OMD provides services that support Scholars in making decisions and taking action toward their ultimate life/career goals, supporting them as they transform their lives and those around them for generations. OMD Scholars graduate at twice the state average with the skills and experiences necessary to launch economically mobile careers.  

After nearly 20 years of programming, OMD continues to expand the number of Scholars it supports to be a catalyst for change in Chicago. OMD currently partners with 10 Chicago-area community colleges, serving 1,000 scholars and apprentices across the region and in 2022 expanded its partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago which is projected to lead to over 3,000 students served across Chicago in the next 3 years. Additionally, OMD has set an advisory and capacity building goal to provide technical assistance and consultative services around innovative approaches to wraparound supports through partnerships with community colleges, employers, nonprofits and K-12 Districts.    

Mission: One Million Degrees accelerates community college students’ progress on career pathways to economic mobility.

OMD Values: 

OMD is deeply committed to our core values for equity, excellence, community, learning and amplification. The expression of our values is realized through our passion and commitment to serving youth in under-resourced communities to pursue, persist, and complete community college and obtain gainful employment or transfer into a 4-year university/college.