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Pomona College Academy for Youth Success College List

Math Tutor Maricela Cruz providing support during study session.

Students collaborating on a group presentation during study session.

Through close mentoring and a targeted curriculum, the residential summer program helps students develop critical analytical, writing, and problem-solving skills.  At the end of each summer session, students complete an evaluative survey on their perceptions of program benefits and changes in attitudes toward attending a four-year college.

Survey results suggest that more than 90 percent of program participants see improvements in solving word problems, writing skills and critical thinking skills.  PAYS participants report increased classroom participation, which suggests increased confidence in formulating and expressing ideas, an important skill for college admissions and success.  Prior to their PAYS experience, many PAYS scholars describe a lack of awareness of the Claremont Colleges specifically and of private liberal arts education generally.  As a result of their PAYS experience, over 70 percent of participants have reported an interest in attending a private liberal arts college.  PAYS students also report feeling far better informed about college access, college choices, and sources of financial aid available to them.

All PAYS participants have been accepted to four year competitive institutions.  All students have been admitted to selective four year colleges and universities, and all but two now attend them.  True to its mission, PAYS is committed to supporting the entire class in achieving a baccalaureate degree.

Graduating Classes - 2006-2012

  1. Amherst College
  2. Azusa Pacific University
  3. Bates College
  4. Boston College
  5. Brown University
  6. Cal Poly Pomona
  7. Claremont McKenna College
  8. Clark Atlanta University
  9. Connecticut College
  10. CSU Dominguez Hills
  11. CSU Fullerton
  12. CSU Long Beach
  13. CSU San Bernardino
  14. Dartmouth College
  15. Franklin and Marshall College
  16. Franklin Pierce College
  17. Georgetown University
  18. Grinnell College
  19. Harvard University
  20. Harvey Mudd College
  21. Haverford College
  22. Holy Names College
  23. Kalamazoo College
  24. Lewis & Clark College
  25. Loyola Marymount University
  26. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  27. Morehouse College
  28. Mt. St. Marys College
  29. New York University
  30. Occidental College
  31. Pitzer College
  32. Pomona College
  33. Princeton University
  34. Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
  35. San Francisco State University
  36. Santa Clara University
  37. Scripps College
  38. Skidmore College
  39. Stanford University
  40. Swarthmore College
  41. University of Redlands
  42. UC Berkeley
  43. UC Davis
  44. UC Irvine
  45. UC Los Angeles
  46. UC Merced
  47. UC Santa Cruz
  48. UC Santa Barbara
  49. UC San Diego
  50. UC Riverside
  51. University of La Verne
  52. University of Miami
  53. University of Southern California
  54. Vassar College
  55. Wellesley College
  56. Whittier College
  57. Williams College
  58. Yale University

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