Equity Center

You can grow from here.

Welcome to the Equity Center at Mt. San Antonio College! We aim to create an inclusive space where students can thrive and aim for success. We are the home to four programs: Arise, Dream, First Peoples Native Center, and Reach/Guardian Scholars.

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- Arise
  Arise is a community of students from diverse cultures coming together to lift up one another and rise above all sorts of challenges to reach their fullest potential. An Asian American and Pacific Islander student support service, we have a dedicated support team empower Arise students to achieve success academically and personally. Click here to visit the ARiSE website.
- Dream
  The Dream Program provides support services to DREAMers (undocumented students) at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC). Its purpose is to increase the personal growth and development of DREAM students through academic, career, and personal counseling; peer mentoring; assistance in applying for the California Dream Act/Financial Aid and scholarship opportunities (TheDream.US); and workshops regarding DACA and other issues relative to this student population. Click here to visit the DREAM website .
- First Peoples Native Center
  
  Through the efforts of Native students, faculty, and administrators, the First Peoples Native Center (FPNC) was created in order to raise awareness of the contributions and continued presence of Native American and Indigenous peoples of the region. The FPNC works to serve our diverse Native and Indigenous student populations by preparing them to become lifelong learners, providing access to support services to increase retention and successful transition rates, creating traditional and culturally relevant programming, and guide students to career paths that will enable them to enrich their lives and the lives of their communities.
- Reach/Guardian Scholars
  
  REACH is an educational program designed to assist current and former foster youth. REACH is designed to provide assistance and support to our Foster Youth students in their transition into college, at Mt. SAC and as they graduate or transfer to a university. Click here to visit the REACH website.