A teacher's primary responsibility is the academic skill development of students. However, as detailed in this study, high school students report that they are more likely to reach out to teachers for college guidance than any other adults. Thus, teachers are uniquely positioned as "institutional agents" for students interested in college (Stanton-Salazar, 1997, 2011), but they often lack the training and time to confidently provide college guidance. This mixed-methods study analyzed survey data from students and teachers and interviews with administrators and college counselors to investigate factors that increase the likelihood that teachers support students in navigating college-going processes.