program for getting kids interested in college

I think its important because alot of kids throughout their high school years tend to overlook college and not really go out and get all the information that they need to get to be able to apply or be accepted into a decent college. Unless the information is brought to the kids, they dont really go out in search of what they need unless they really care about their education, or because their parents give them a little push, which I think is good, because then that shows that your parents want you to be successful and to succeed in life.
The statewide average of a student graduating from highschool,achieveing a bachelors degree or higher is 10.5%. The average for shasta county is 6.2% for a student graduating from highschool, getting a bachelors degree, or higher. I think that college options is a great tool for kids to become involved in because it can help them get their life on track and pursue the career they want, and they dont have to do it by themselves, because they have help along the way from peers, parents, and people from the college options.
I think their is such a difference because in shasta county, we have smaller high schools which means less people attending, less staff, and less money coming in and out to go towards education and whatever the school needs. I personally, plan on achieving a bachelors degree so I can further my career and become successful in what I want to do. Statewide, such as downsouth, like LA and Sacramento, have huge highschools because the population is so much larger which means that there will be more people that at least have the chance to go to college, but most choose not.