Date

5-2024

Document Type

Capstone Project (Campus-Only Access)

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department

Human Development & Family Science

Abstract

This capstone project focuses on informing low-income Hispanic/Latino high school junior and senior students, ages sixteen to eighteen years old, about college readiness and awareness. Many Hispanic/Latino students lack knowledge and resources about college, therefore widening the ethnic gap in higher education attainment. Often, Hispanic/Latino students may be the first in their families to attend college, and they may not have college-educated parents to rely on for post-secondary information. Thus, this requires them to seek post-secondary information for themselves. Leo and Wilcox (2023) indicate Latinx high school graduates are registering for college at record-high levels. Still, completion rates are low, suggesting that Latinx students encounter barriers when entering postsecondary institutions (Leo & Wilcox, 2023). In the absence of resources surrounding post-secondary success, it is vital to provide Hispanic/Latino high school students with equal educational opportunities. To confront this need, I developed a one-time college readiness and awareness workshop for Hispanic/Latino high school junior and senior students at Aptos High School in Aptos, California. It addressed three topics split into three sections. The first was students’ ability to identify the benefits of a college degree. Second, students will be able to identify the differences between higher education public institutions in California, i.e., California Community Colleges, Universities of California, and California State Universities. Lastly, students will be able to identify financial aid types available to afford college.

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