Abstract
<p>Background: First-generation college students often face challenges navigating higher education and accessing campus resources. Purpose: This descriptive educational program evaluation explored how participants in a public university in California’s flagship scholarship program described their mentoring experiences. Methods: This descriptive educational program evaluation used participant surveys that were developed as part of a high school research project. Survey responses were summarized using participant ratings and qualitative comments. Findings: Participants described mentorship as supporting campus resource navigation, belonging, academic development, and career exploration. These findings describe participant experiences collected through an internal educational program evaluation and may help guide future improvements to mentoring within the flagship scholarship program. Because this evaluation was conducted for program improvement, findings are descriptive and should not be interpreted as evidence of program effectiveness.</p>