OUR MISSION

Under the UCLA Division of Undergraduate Education and in partnership with UCLA Student Affairs, the UCLA Latinx Success Center, or LSC, will serve as both a central hub for academic resources and an incubator for best practices in Latinx, first-generation and low-income student success.

The launch of the LSC is a direct result of a recommendation from the report created by UCLA’s Hispanic-Serving Institution Task Force in 2022. As part of the university’s efforts to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, this new hub on campus is focused on student achievement and excellence.
The LSC will strengthen existing programs and initiatives while fostering collaboration to broaden their impact across campus. It will build UCLA’s institutional capacity to:

Act as a central hub that connects students to campuswide academic resources and support services, in addition to fostering a sense of belonging among the Latinx campus community.
Strengthen career, graduate and professional pathways for Latinx, low-income and first-generation students.
Serve as a vehicle to attain and implement future HSI grant-sponsored initiatives to fund innovative academic programs leading to equitable retention and graduation rates and career and graduate pathways.
Reach equity in retention and graduation rates of Latinx students in accordance with UC 2030 goals by increasing UCLA’s Latinx freshman four-year graduation rate from 72% to 86% and Latinx transfer two-year graduation rate from 68% to 75%.
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING

The UCLA Latinx Success Center builds on the momentum of the university’s campuswide efforts to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, by 2025. It is a direct result of the recommendation by UCLA’s chancellor-appointed HSI Task Force to establish a center that provides culturally responsive academic support for students and information for campus faculty and staff. The establishment of the UCLA Latinx Success Center demonstrates that excellence and inclusion are inseparable and necessary to ensure progress for all.

VISION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

The UCLA Latinx Success Center envisions a campus community where Latinx, first-generation and low-income students thrive academically, socially and professionally. Guided by the principles of inclusive excellence, the LSC fosters an environment where culture and excellence are celebrated, educational equity is prioritized and every student has access to resources that empower their success.

As a central hub and incubator of best practices, the LSC creates opportunities to enhance student engagement and belonging, advance effective educational practices, and position our Latinx students for academic success on campus and for a myriad of post-graduate opportunities. By building upon existing Latinx-facing programs and collaborating across the university, the LSC aspires to create synergy that benefits the entire student body.

Through innovative initiatives and strategic partnerships, the LSC advances UCLA’s mission of inclusive excellence and positions the university as a national leader in Latinx student outcomes. The LSC is committed to being a catalyst for institutional transformation and lasting impact.

GIVE TO THE LATINX SUCCESS CENTER TODAY

Join us in building the future of the Latinx community on UCLA’s campus.

By becoming a founding supporter, you will help us launch and grow the Latinx Success Center for alumni, current, and future generations of students at UCLA. To ensure its future and accelerate its impact, the program seeks support of friends and donors like you.

HOW YOU CAN GIVE

Direct gift (via cash, check, or credit card), securities and wires, matching gifts from employers, pledges, real estate, bequests, charitable gift annuities, gift of materials (in-kind), and even qualified retirement plans.

For more information on how you can support the Latinx Success Center at UCLA, please contact Kassie Ortiz at kortiz@support.ucla.edu or 310-339-2987.

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Email Address: latinxsuccess@college.ucla.edu
Office: DeNeve B1 Lounge
351 Charles E Young Drive West
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Office Hours: 9:00-5:00pm; times may vary depending on programming

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The Latinx Success Center at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.