Abstract: The invention comprises a platform that allows the complete development and management of an online mentoring program. This includes: a hierarchical administration system a user management with custom data fields stored for each user type a project-based mentor and student participation component tools to track program participation. The system stores and manages the hierarchical structure in a relational database management system. One of the unique aspects of this design allows a complete separation of programs by client, and allows hierarchies of any size with no appreciable degradation in performance of the system.