Supporting Online Students with Peer Mentorship
Foster community and build a supportive culture by engaging your student network to provide intentional peer mentorship to online students.
Social Infrastructure for Online Education
Mentor Collective helps give online students critical navigational guidance and peer connections via trained mentors while collecting and analyzing data about the online student experience.
Relevant Resources at The Right Time
Colleges offer a plethora of support services, but a lot of online students never interact with them. Some students feel insecure about asking for help, others don’t know they exist.
Trained peer mentors break down these barriers by directing students to relevant student services.
Create Connection Amid Isolation
Guaranteeing access to mentorship when students enroll is not only a competitive advantage for online programs, but a necessity for students struggling with loneliness throughout their degree pathway.Hear From Our Partners
"Arizona Online is thrilled to build our collaboration with Mentor Collective. Mentor Collective helps us to facilitate meaningful peer-to-peer support to help students navigate their journey from enrollment to graduation. This historical partnership reaffirms our student-driven mission and commitment to student success at all levels."
Caleb Simmons, Executive Director of Arizona Online
"Supporting the newest students while engaging experienced students as leaders is a dual benefit. The MentorCats program is part of Arizona Online's ongoing commitment to re-envision cornerstone student experiences into scalable virtual modalities."
Carmin Chan, Senior Director, Online Student Success Initiatives or Arizona Online
Online Students Are Not A Monolith
Veterans, working adults, parents, first-generation college students: online students are a diverse population with unique needs and challenges.
Mentor Collective factors in over 80 dimensions of identity & affinity to facilitate the perfect match between mentors and mentees.
Authentic Engagement
Online students want to hear from other students who have been in their shoes. Peer mentors provide positive role models that can help motivate and guide students to success.