First-Year Center
First-Year Experience Information
Mission and Goals
2020-2021
First-Year Experience Mission Statement:
The First-Year Experience (FYE) ensures students receive wrap-around support throughout their academic journey. Starting with two-year tuition-free through College Promise to first-year students, and educational support services to all ELAC students, including Counseling, cohorts and other support services. FYE also offers Family & Community Engagement services to prospective students and their family to complete the process and ensure every ELAC student is Seen, Heard and Connected.
First-Year Experience Goals:
- FYE supports students’ intent to persist in their academic journey at East Los Angeles College.
- FYE supports intentional engagement and connection to assure students are Seen, Heard and Connected.
What is the purpose of the First-Year Experience?
What is the purpose of the First-Year Experience?
FYE staff collaborates with scholars to help them succeed during their first-year and persist to their second year at ELAC.
Counseling, case management, and dynamic programming assure that FYE scholars do well academically and socially.
The First-Year Experience ensures that all first-year scholars have a home while at ELAC and are continuously inspired to achieve greatness.
Benefits of making the First-Year Experience Home:
- FYE scholars enroll in learning communities that have built in academic supports.
- Throughout the scholars’ year commitment with FYE, they learn about and develop self-advocacy skills and pursue a college-going mindset via various programming, mentorship, counseling and educational trips in collaboration with the transfer center.
- FYE scholars have full support from a dedicated and empowering family. The FYE family includes staff and professors who are equipped to fully guide them to reach their academic potential, inspire them to transfer to a four-year university and achieve greatness.
Announcements
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Office Hours and Location
Stop by our virtual office for any questions or concerns.
Monday-Thursday:
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Zoom Meeting ID:
92526069039LA College Promise
2021-2022 Application
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Monday-Thursday:
9:00am - 4:30pm
If the FYE Counselor is unavailable, please visit General Counseling by clicking HERE