About Reroute To Success
What Is CSUN Connections?
CSUN Connections is a collaborative effort between CSUN, Mission College, Pierce College, and Valley College to streamline student transfer across these four partnering institutions in order to help students reach a degree more efficiently. CSUN Connections targets students who may have gotten off-track through two distinct pathways – “Claim What You’ve Earned” & “Reroute to Success.”
What Is Reroute To Success?
Reroute to Success will reengage CSUN first time freshmen who have been academically disqualified, with the goal of enrolling them at a participating CSUN Connections community college and creating a clear path back to CSUN.
Why Was Reroute Developed?
Nearly one in three first-time college freshmen do not continue on to their sophomore year. Students can get off-track for a variety of reasons; they may experience challenges with financing college, managing competing familial and/or work responsibilities, adjusting to campus life, or adjusting to the rigors of college-level academics. For students experiencing academic difficulty, the consequences can compound quickly – from being placed on academic probation, to losing financial aid eligibility, to being dismissed from their institution altogether. In order to address these challenges locally, Reroute to Success was developed to reengage first-time freshmen who have gotten off-track during their first year in college, leading to their academic disqualification from CSUN. Through Reroute to Success, disqualified students will be able to enroll at a participating CSUN Connections community college, earn transferable credit, and — with completion of an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) — receive guaranteed admission back to CSUN as an upper-division transfer student.
Participating Colleges
Location:
5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA 91401
Point of contact:
N/A
Email:
N/A
Phone Number:
(818) 947-2600
Location:
6201 Winnetka Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Point of contact:
Akadina Amrekhasadeh (For Students with Last Name Starting with the Letters A-K)
Judy Lam (For Students with Last Name Starting with the Letters L-Z)
Email:
amrekha@piercecollege.edu
lamj2@piercecollege.edu
Phone Number:
(818) 710 - 2907
Location:
13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar, CA 91342
Point of contact:
N/A
Email:
N/A
Phone Number:
(818) 364-7600
Why Get an Associate Degree?
- An associate degree can provide immediate benefits in the workplace while also providing great motivation to continue on to your bachelor’s degree. On average, associate degree holders earn about $6,500 more annually than individuals with only a high school diploma.
- Individuals with an associate degree increase their chance of employment by 5%, thus improving their overall job prospects.
- Claiming your associate degree can help you stand out in the job market and land that next great opportunity. It will also provide the motivation you will need to continue on to your bachelor’s degree and beyond.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment rates and earnings by educational attainment, 2018. Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/emp/chart-unemployment-earnings-education.htm