60 CUSD Scholars Tour NorCal Colleges and Universities
To help educate scholars on their potential college choices, 60 9th through 12th grade students from Compton Early College, Centennial, and Compton High Schools toured Northern California colleges and universities during the recent Spring Break.
The Compton Unified students visited the campuses of Stanford University; San Jose State University; Sonoma State University; University of California, Merced; San Francisco State University; University of California, Santa Cruz; and University of California, Berkeley.
Gear Up UCI sponsored the tour and also took the scholars to some iconic sight-seeing spots around San Francisco, including Alcatraz Island, Chinatown, and the legendary Fisherman’s Wharf. In addition, they also visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium during the five-day trip.