College Link Outreach Program (CLOP)

Hermanos Unidos, in collaboration with Sigma Alpha Zeta, joined efforts in the year 1999 to bring 40 low-income high school students to the University of California, Santa Barbara campus. Participants had the opportunity to experience college life in its reality. The program proved to be a success and seven participants enrolled into UCSB the following quarter. Those individuals who became successful examples of the program were also provided with a multitude of networks, resources, and support groups throughout their college career. After consecutive years of our program's execution, more students continue to participate in our program and hence, our enrollment numbers have increased. This year, in our 20th attempt to execute CLOP, 150 low-income students from various disadvantaged Los Angeles schools and Oakland will be invited to participate in an all-expense-paid program. With the assistance from the Office of Student Life, the Student Initiated Outreach Program, Office of Admissions, Associated Students and many other resources, participants are able to spend this time uncovering the wonders of college life and what the University of California, Santa Barbara has to offer.