Kalayah Frazier
Calendar Editor
On Saturday the University of La Verne hosted the 13th Annual Latino College Expo in association with the National College Resources Foundation where over 60 colleges were in attendance.
The event was for prospective students and their families exploring their higher education and career options.
Institutions from California, across the country and internationally participated in the Expo. Trade schools, military branches and career resources such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power were also featured at the event.
Thousands of prospective students and parents showed up from high schools from across California and beyond. Some students were bussed in from their high schools, which signed juniors and seniors up for the event in order to partake in on-the-spot admissions and potentially receive scholarships.
Students meeting certain achievement criteria received on-the-spot admission at ULV. In order to be admitted they sat with an admission counselor, brought their unofficial transcript and had to answer a few personal inquiry questions.
This style of college admission makes higher education more accessible to prospective students, especially first generation students.
Many students raved about the simplicity of this admission process that took less than five minutes for most students. The University was one of multiple local colleges that was admitting students on-the-spot and waiving application fees.
Other colleges participating in the event included local institutions like Cal Poly Pomona and Scripps College in Claremont. Universities from Arizona to Mexico were also tabling at the Expo.
Universidad Xochicalco, a university in Baja California, Mexico was also in attendance sharing information about its undergraduate and medical school programs.
“We offer our medical school in English,” Fernando Cruz, an admissions representative for Universidad Xochicalco said.
Biola University, a private Christian university in La Mirada was also represented.
“We’re here to not only share about what opportunities you can have education-wise … but opportunities to grow into your faith by minoring in biblical theological studies,” Biola admissions representative Billie Padilla said.
Ashley Delgado, a Bonita High School mom, said the event was helpful.
Her daughter, Mylayah Alexander, a junior at Bonita said she found the event exciting.
“I’ve already been up here for a field trip to the University of La Verne and it was just nice coming back, especially seeing the many different college options,” Alexander said.
“Especially today, having the opportunity to get accepted on-the-spot and looking at different majors options.”
The NCRF will host their next local event, the Los Angeles Black College Expo, on Jan. 30, 2027 at the Fairplex in Pomona.
Kalayah Frazier can be reached at kalayah.frazier@laverne.edu.
Kalayah Frazier is a junior journalism major with a concentration in print-online journalism. She is calendar editor and a staff photographer for the Campus Times. She has previously served as a staff writer.
