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Making College Happen: The College Experiences of First-Generation Latino Students

Marisa Saunders

Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access at the University of California, Los Angeles

Irene Serna

Whittier College and Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access at the University of California, Los Angeles

This article documents the experiences of a group of first-generation Latino college students who enrolled in 4-year institutions immediately after high school graduation. Students form part of a research intervention program that focuses on disrupting social reproduction by increasing college access and persistence for underrepresented youth. In particular, this article explores the long-term effects of a college access/intervention program by examining how a group of first-generation Latino college students navigate the transition from high school to college, maintain a capacity to access academic and social support while in college, and sustain a college-going identity. The experiences of these first-generation Latino college students are situated within social/cultural capital theory, social reproduction theory, and critical theory. Analysis of a longitudinal database focuses on students’ proclivity to mobilize support around academic, financial, personal, and family issues while embedded within the college milieu.

Key Words: college access • first-generation Latino college students • Futures Project • Latino pathways • social capital

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, Vol. 3, No. 2, 146-163 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1538192703262515
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