Inland Empire / Desert community college students who successfully transferred to a public or private university share their experiences about navigating this process. During in-depth conversations, the students highlight the challenges they faced and the strategies they used to overcome them at various stages of their transfer journey. They share experiences about preparing for community college, maneuvering the community college system, managing external factors, and actualizing transfer. One-on-one interviews provide insights from the student perspective about ways to strengthen student advising and supports. If implemented, these student suggestions for straightforward and actionable interventions could have a transformative effect on educational outcomes in the Inland Empire.
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Parkview Legacy Foundation Grant Expands College Corps Career Support in Inland Empire
Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) has received a $125,000 grant from the Parkview Legacy Foundation to expand its regional College Corps program by launching a new initiative called Campus to Career (C2C). The funding will support additional career development opportunities for College Corps Fellows, students who commit to community service in exchange for financial support under…
10 Years of Collective Action: Reflections from Our Partners
This year, Growing Inland Achievement celebrates 10 years of collaboration, learning, and progress in the Inland Empire. From our earliest convenings to the launch of a bold new strategic plan, every milestone has been made possible through partnership. To mark this anniversary, we asked GIA Board members and key collaborators to share their reflections—on what…