The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a unique educational program at California State University, San Marcos (CSU-SM) that helps students from migrant and seasonal farm worker backgrounds to succeed in college. CAMP is a national program that was established over thirty years ago, and has helped thousands of students accomplish their educational goals. CSU-SM was awarded the CAMP grant in 2002. CAMP offers students pre-college transition and first-year support services to help develop the skills needed to stay in school and successfully graduate from college. CAMP at CSU-SM is comprised 100% of Latino students, many who are first-generation college students, low-income, and in need of remediation to succeed in college. CAMP also provides parent workshops and college orientation conferences.
Institution:
California State University - San Marcos
Academic Level:
Baccalaureate
Issue Area:
College Prep
Issue Area:
Retention
Year:
2009
Designation:
Examples of Excelencia
Designation:
Finalist
Key Personnel:
Gonzalez, Minerva
Address:
California State University Migrant Program
Address 2:
333 Twin Oaks Valley Road
City:
San Marcos
State:
CA
Zip:
92096-0001 Goal/Mission:
The Mission of CAMP is: "To provide entering first-year students with an array of support services and opportunities for cultural affirmation that lead to personal and educational success as measured by exceptional levels of community involvement and academic persistence to graduation."
Notes:
CAMP began in 2002 and the first cohort was accepted in summer of 2003. Annually, 45 students are served. There have been 50 graduates to date. The retention rates of CAMP students are better than the overall CSUSM student population and the overall CSUSM Latino population. The CAMP recruitment efforts have targeted 77 different schools, reaching as many as 5,000 Latino students and their families annually through San Diego, Imperial Valley, Riverside County, statewide, and nationwide migrant education conferences.
Consider the following data on the retention rates of participants compared to others:
- CAMP Cohort 2006-07.
- Number served: 41.
- Number completed first yr: 40.
- Continuation rate-Hispanic students: 97%.
- Continuation rate-All students:70%.
- CAMP Cohort 2007-08.
- Number served: 40.
- Number completed first yr: 37.
- Continuation rate-Hispanic students: 92%.
- Continuation rate-All students:70%.
- CAMP Cohort 2008-09.
- Number served: 42.
- Number completed first yr: 40.
- Continuation rate-Hispanic students: 95%.
- Continuation rate-All students: 74%.
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