Academic Engagement and Success
Mission and Vision
Our mission is to cultivate an inclusive academic environment that promotes student success and graduation by providing mentoring, advising, tutoring, and community-building programs and fostering transitional pathways, academic achievement, and holistic development. We strive to empower students to thrive academically and achieve their academic goals by promoting holistic well-being and a sense of belonging. We aim to be the leading force in supporting academic excellence and graduation by creating an inclusive environment where every student's academic potential is realized.
University Partnerships
L.A. Compact
The L.A. Compact is a bold commitment by Los Angeles leaders from the education, business, government, labor and nonprofit sectors to transform education outcomes from cradle to career, ensuring that today’s youth have the skills necessary to compete and succeed in a 21st century global workforce.
CPP is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)
What is an HSI?
Definitions of a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) can vary depending on the organization, and include technical and philosophical characteristics.
- A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is more than a Hispanic-enrolling one. While there are many ways a campus can be Hispanic-serving, an HSI is one that creates equity for, and advances the success of, all students, and is intentional about its Hispanic/Latino students who represent a notable proportion of the student body.
- For membership purposes, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) defines HSIs as "colleges, universities, or systems/districts where total Hispanic enrollment constitutes a minimum of 25% of the total headcount enrollment."
- Under federal law (Higher Education Opportunity Act, Title V, 2008), an HSI is defined as accredited, degree-granting, public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education with 25%, or more, total undergraduate Hispanic full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment.
- Additional criteria exist for federal Title III and Title V HSI grant programs.
HSIs by the Numbers
According to Excelencia in Education, a not-for-profit organization in Washington, DC, and trusted information source on Latino educational achievement, in 2021-22, there were 571 institutions in 25 U.S. states and Puerto Rico that met the enrollment definition of HSI.
- 571 HSIs enrolled 62% of all Latino undergraduates and represented 19% of all institutions of higher education.
- One-third of HSIs are California campuses and include 21 California State Universities (CSUs), including Cal Poly Pomona. Learn more on the the CSU website.