South L.A. High School Students Graduated With AA Degrees Ensure College Dream Remains Attainable

Seven students at Stella High Charter Academy (SHCA) in South Los Angeles, seeking to make college affordable and attainable, are graduated this June with high school diplomas, AA degrees, and Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Certification; having completed their lower-division general education classes before they even set foot on their college campuses.

Stella High, one of 9 free charter public schools in the Bright Star Schools network, is ranked in the top 11% of high schools nationwide by US News and World Report. It is co-located on the campus of L.A. Southwest College, which facilitates the high school-to-college pipeline. The seven graduating students are:

• Zuleimy Cabrera, 2 AA degrees, attending UC Berkeley
• Angelina Diaz, 3 AA degrees, attending UCLA, then medical school
• Alexandra Espinoza Dzul, 1 AA degree, attending UC San Diego
• Brianna Romero, 1 AA degree, attending UCLA
• Keily Rosa, attending 1 AA degree, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Tyler Santos, 1 AA degree, attending UC Berkeley
• Julio Tobar, 1 AA degrees, attending UC Davis

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