FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2012
Contact: Judy Iannaccone , Director, Communications , Phone: (714) 480-7503, e-mail: iannaccone_judy@rsccd.edu
Santa Ana ¡Adelante! Reaps Benefits for Local Students
Lumina Foundation Investment in Latino Student Success Key to Our Economic Future
(Santa Ana)—In its second year, the Santa Ana ¡Adelante! program is showing signs of significantly enhancing student success at Santa Ana College (SAC). In fall 2011, 1,094 Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) graduates entered SAC as the first cohort of students to benefit from this effort to boost student success and graduation rates. Of these students, 754 students have persisted and remain enrolled in their third semester of classes this fall. This represents 68.9 percent of the original cohort. Continue reading