PAC Student Media

By Yajaira Santillan Pulse Staff Reporter Graduating high school is an accomplishment, but graduating from college is an even bigger accomplishment for first-generation college students. First-generation college students are students whose parents have not attended college or earned a four-year degree. Research shows that these students encounter more struggles financially, academically and professionally than students Read more

By Heather Orchard Pulse Staff Reporter Free college!? The current presidential debate has brought this topic to everyone’s mind. However, free college already exists on the Palo Alto campus for a fortunate few who are currently enrolled in the Frank L. Madla Early College High School program. Jeffrey Flores, principal of Madla ECHS, explained that Read more

By Monica Reuter Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College is the only public college that offers a Cosmetology program in Bexar County at a third of the cost of private programs. The Cosmetology Learning Studio opened its doors to the public on June 17, 2015. The state-of-the-art 3,800-square-foot facility is located on the second floor Read more

By Angelica Avila Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College is giving away money. All you have to do is be enrolled full time and have a 2.0 GPA. Between $250 to $1,000 is awarded to Palo Alto students from scholarships. “Over 50 percent of students get money,” said Leticia Inocencio, senior coordinator of Alumni and Scholarships. Read more

By Stephen Ratliff Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto students may use the results from the 2015 Community College Survey of Student Engagement or CCSSE to determine how their college compares to the other Alamo Colleges. The CCSSE is an in-class pencil-and-paper survey designed in 2001. It was created to effectively measure students’ college experience, student engagement Read more

By Jessica Martinez Pulse Staff Reporter Transferring to another college can be stressful, especially if you are unsure the process. Universities have all the information you need on their websites for you to make the right decision. “From my perspective, the most important thing to consider in selecting a university is ‘fit,’” said Sam Gonzales, Read more