Access & Transitions
CPP Programs
Early Assessment Program (EAP)
EAP supports early academic preparation in our local admissions area.
Project CAMINOS
Project CAMINOS is dedicated to helping prospective students and families with their college selection and transition.University Partnerships
Pomona Regional Learning Collaborative
The Pomona Regional Learning Collaborative connects students and families, practice partners, and researchers across the educational pipeline to co-create, continuously improve, and execute evidence-based strategic plans that equitably advance 100% of students through PK-12, higher education, and into careers.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 California State University’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions document (PDF).