A record 1,162 local high school seniors participated in the Early Decision Program at Citrus College this semester.
The outreach program, which began in 2006, is meant to aid graduating seniors in the communities surrounding Citrus with the transition between high school and college.
The high school students, who you may have seen on campus, visited Citrus College over the last couple months to participate in the Early Decision Program.
This helps to prepare them for registration.
“Students attend presentations at their high school and sign up for the program,” Gerald Sequeira, dean of enrollment services said in an email. “They complete an application, take the assessment and receive an orientation in spring of their senior year.”
Students who participate in the Early Decision Program get priority registration as freshmen, Martha McDonald, vice president of student services said.
The program has expanded each year since it began.
“When we started out we were limited to about 50 students,” McDonald said. “We have also expanded to high schools who invite, who are outside of our district.”
Citrus College serves the districts of Glendora, Azusa, Gladstone, Monrovia, Duarte and Claremont high schools.
“We started with two schools and now we have every school in the district,” Ivon McCraven, outreach supervisor at Citrus, said. “Plus, this year we provided service to nine or 10 schools out of district.”
Out-of-district schools can request that Citrus visit their school and give a pitch for the Early Decision Program.
“If out-of-district schools call us and invite us to come to their school, we do one presentation for their seniors in fall, we do one application workshop for them and then we go to them for early decision,” McCraven said.
As of June 4, 782 of the 1,162 early decision students have registered at Citrus College.
