KORE (Khmer Outreach Retention, Education) was started by United Khmer Students of UCLA in 2003 to address the low rate of Khmer youth graduating from high school and lacking numbers of the Khmer people in higher education.
KORE's Mentorship Program was established during this 2006-2007 and was also successful in educating and assisting Khmer youth towards higher education. UKS mentors are paired with high school students from Long Beach during this year-long program (Millikan, Wilson, Poly). The program serves to assist both at-risk and excelling Khmer students to not only graduate from high school but to consider higher education as a priority.
KORE's College Tour is an annual event where high school students are bused over to the UCLA campus where they meet and participate with UKS in workshops concerning basic college information.