{"id":13720,"date":"2025-09-24T13:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collegetrack.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=press&p=13720"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:47:41","slug":"college-track-and-santa-clara-university-forge-strategic-partnership-to-promote-equal-access","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/collegetrack.org\/es\/articles\/college-track-and-santa-clara-university-forge-strategic-partnership-to-promote-equal-access\/","title":{"rendered":"College Track y la Universidad de Santa Clara forjan una alianza estrat\u00e9gica para promover el acceso equitativo"},"template":"","community_tax":[],"article_type":[142],"partner":[198],"program":[],"class_list":["post-13720","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-press-releases-and-statements","partner-college-and-university"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":6660,"authors":"","abstract":"","helper_taxonomies":{"article_type":[142],"community_tax":false,"partner":[198],"program":false,"role":false,"region":false}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\"\"Oakland, CA \u2013 September 24, 2025 \u2013 In a landmark move for higher education, College Track, a national nonprofit dedicated to equipping students from under-resourced communities to graduate from college, and Santa Clara University (SCU) are proud to announce a groundbreaking strategic partnership to expand access to higher education for first-generation California students. This collaboration combines College Track\u2019s comprehensive student support model with SCU\u2019s commitment to affordability and inclusive excellence, creating new pathways for talented students to thrive.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAt the heart of this strategic partnership is a commitment by SCU to welcome a dedicated and qualified cohort of two to three College Track scholars each year. The University will cover 100% of demonstrated financial need up to the cost of attendance, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder their educational journey.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBeyond financial support, scholars will benefit from tailored support services including mentoring, academic advising, and career counseling, all designed to complement SCU's rigorous educational programs. This holistic approach ensures that students not only succeed academically but also thrive personally and professionally.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFurther amplifying its commitment to early talent development, SCU will invite select College Track high school juniors and seniors to participate in existing SCU summer programs at no cost. This initiative aims to build an early admissions pipeline for first-generation students, setting them on a path to higher education success from an earlier stage.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cSanta Clara University is thrilled to partner with College Track as part of the university\u2019s ongoing efforts to open doors of opportunity for all talented students, including those who are first in their families to attend college,\u201d said Julie Sullivan, president of Santa Clara University. \u201cBy identifying and nurturing academically qualified students, eliminating financial constraints, and accompanying them on their journey of discovery and growth, we continue to live out our Jesuit, Catholic mission of serving students and communities, propelling our vision of developing leaders who will build a more humane, just, and sustainable world.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis strategic partnership aligns with College Track\u2019s mission to close the opportunity gap for first-generation college students and SCU\u2019s values of fostering education, justice, and service to others. By combining SCU\u2019s academic excellence and financial resources with College Track\u2019s 10-year program model, the collaboration aims to create transformative opportunities for California\u2019s most promising underserved students.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cSanta Clara is a unique institution, offering rigorous academics, a commitment to student success \u2013 both before and after graduation \u2013 and a sense of belonging within a values-driven campus community right in the heart of Silicon Valley. We are thrilled to partner with this university,\u201d said Dr. Shirley M. Collado, President & CEO of College Track. \u201cThe scope of this partnership not only provides our California scholars with an opportunity to achieve their dream of earning an affordable bachelor\u2019s degree, it also opens the door for our high school juniors and seniors to attend the university\u2019s summer programs, demonstrating the depth of SCU\u2019s commitment to college access.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAcerca de College Track<\/b>\r\n\r\nCollege Track\u2019s mission is to help students from under-resourced communities earn a bachelor\u2019s degree and build lives defined by opportunity, choice, purpose, and possibility.<\/span>\r\n\r\nToday, more than 5,000 College Track high school and college students across California, Colorado, Louisiana, and the D.C.-Maryland area are pursuing their goal of becoming the first in their family to graduate from college.<\/span>\r\n\r\nNationwide, our 1,100 alumni represent what\u2019s possible when students have long-term support and access to higher education. Ninety percent of our students are the first in their family to attend college, and 84 percent come from under-resourced communities. They graduate at more than two and a half times the national rate for first-generation peers.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTo learn more about College Track and our work to support first-generation students, visit <\/span>collegetrack.org<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAbout Santa Clara University<\/b>\r\n\r\nFounded in 1851, Santa Clara University sits in the heart of Silicon Valley\u2014the world\u2019s most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University\u2019s stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission Santa Clara de As\u00eds. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, SCU has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SCU has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education.\u00a0 For more information, see www.scu.edu.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor Media Inquiries:<\/span>\r\n\r\nLisa Robinson<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Santa Clara University<\/span>\r\n<\/span>lrobinson2@scu.edu<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nChristy Johnson<\/span>\r\n<\/span>College Track<\/span>\r\n<\/span>crjohnson@collegetrack.org<\/span><\/a>","":null,"drop_cap":false,"helper_width":""}}]},"yoast_head":"\nCollege Track and Santa Clara University Forge Strategic Partnership To Promote Equal Access - College Track<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/collegetrack.org\/es\/articles\/college-track-and-santa-clara-university-forge-strategic-partnership-to-promote-equal-access\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"College Track and Santa Clara University Forge Strategic Partnership To Promote Equal Access - College Track\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oakland, CA \u2013 September 24, 2025 \u2013 In a landmark move for higher education, College Track, a national nonprofit dedicated to equipping students from under-resourced communities to graduate from college, and Santa Clara University (SCU) are proud to announce a groundbreaking strategic partnership to expand access to higher education for first-generation California students. 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