Nicole Desgrosellier
Dean of College & Career Counseling at UIC College Prep | MA in Teaching
- Role
- Dean of College & Career Counseling at Uic College Prep
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicole Desgrosellier
Strategic education leader with 15+ years of experience designing, leading, and scaling…
Experience
Dean of College & Career Counseling
Jul 2022 — Present · US
Manages a team of six: two instructional counselors, two non-instructional counselors, and two alumni counselors• Conducts weekly check-ins and leads department meetings focused on wellness, problem solving, development, and data and root-cause analysis• Designing and implementing strategy to refresh the school\'s 9th-12th college-going culture, including expanding our partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago• Counsels 27 seniors and their caregivers through the post-secondary planning process, prioritizing affordability, graduation rates, and student choice• Class of 2023 Results: 100% of students accepted to college, over $35 million awarded in grants & scholarships, 74% of the class choosing to attend a 4-year college after high school (growth of 18% from Class of 2022 and 17% from Class of 2021)• 2024 Caseload Results as of April 2024: Three Horatio Alger Illinois State Scholarship winners, two QuestBridge College Match Full Ride Scholarship winners to the University of Pennsylvania, two early admissions with full rides to Rice University and the University of Chicago, 96% of caseload admitted to at least one college, 89% admitted to at least one four-year college so far
Education
Western Washington University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
Western Washington University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Spanish Language and Literature
2004 — 2009
Dominican University
Master of Arts (MA), Teaching
2009 — 2011
Western Washington University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology
2004 — 2009
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Cooking
- Lesson Planning
- College Education Planning
- Classroom
- Social Media
- Staff Development
- Spanish
- Classroom Management
- Program Management
- College Applications
- Curriculum Design
- Psychology
- Educational Technology
- Teaching
- Bowling
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