COMMITTED TO SUCCESS

Breakthrough San Juan Capistrano works with academically motivated middle school, high school, and college students who are committed to success in a four-year college and demonstrate a need for the program.  Breakthrough SJC students most often have backgrounds underrepresented in higher education and many are:

•    A student who will be a first-generation student in their family to attend a four-year college in the United States.
•    A student whose family income qualifies them for free or reduced-price lunch.
•    A student that identifies as a student of color.
•    A student where English is not the primary language spoken in the household.
•    A student that lives in a single-parent household.

Breakthrough SJC programs are offered to students regardless of race, creed, or color, centering selection on economic need, first-generation status, or under-resourced backgrounds.

Breakthrough SJC students

• 95 percent will be the first in their families to attend college.
• 76 percent do not have English as the primary language spoken at home.
• 99 percent identify as students of color.
• 84 percent are from low-income homes.
• 100 percent of 2023 Breakthrough high school graduates are attending college.
• 3.62 is the current average GPA of Breakthrough students enrolled in the program.