Tag: Center for Academic Transitions
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Persistence pays off for 800+ Palo Alto students
By Alyssa De La O Pulse Staff Reporter In Spring 2001, 200 Palo Alto College students received their associate’s degree. This Spring 2014, more than 800 students will graduate. This year’s graduation will be held at the Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St., on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. “I was scared at the…
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CAT prepares students for the future
By Aide Barrientos Pulse Staff Reporter The Center for Academic Transitions at Palo Alto College is well-known to students for all transferring and graduation needs, but the center also provides more than what it’s known for. Besides giving students a pathway to graduating and transferring successfully to their four-year university of choice, the center also…
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Financial Aid changes affect students
By Diana Castro, Pulse staff writer Choosing a major is crucial if you want to graduate on time and if you want to save money. If you don’t have a major chosen, don’t worry. Not everyone knows when he or she starts college, but don’t wait too long as the new rules for Financial Aid…
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Students prepare for transfer and workforce
By Marilyn Robles, Pulse staff writer Former Palo Alto College students agree that they were prepared for university life and future careers. “Top universities have no mercy on students,” said Hector Alaniz, a civil engineering graduate of Texas A&M-College Station. “Either you get it or you don’t! Either you study hard to pass the course,…
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