The Sweetwater Union High School District has extended Compact for Success through 2030 through its renewed partnership with San Diego State University.
Compact for Success was established in 2000 to show students the path to attending a college or university. It also provides the necessary support to ensure admission into and success at SDSU, expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for students living in the South Bay.
“The South Bay community is essential to the high-impact mission of SDSU,” said SDSU President Adela de la Torre. “Sweetwater is right in the middle and is core to preparing thousands of local students for college. With this compact extension, there is a shared commitment to ensure these students have a strong pathway to success at SDSU, and that we then launch them into careers that are transformative for their futures and their communities.”
This renewed partnership aims to increase the number of students across SUHSD’s 28 schools who enroll and graduate from SDSU by guaranteeing admission, deepening student engagement, and promoting higher graduation rates.
Under the partnership, SDSU said it would strengthen educational outreach to the South Bay community regarding college-readiness preparation, reducing equity gaps, adding career-counseling programming, and providing students with multiple pathways to an SDSU education.
Since 2006, 7,574 students have entered SDSU via the Compact – a large majority from underrepresented minority populations and more than half becoming the first in their families to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
“The Sweetwater District is honored to celebrate the renewal of the Compact for Success with San Diego State University,” said SUHSD Superintendent Moises Aguirre. “For over 20 years this agreement has been a pathway for thousands of students in Chula Vista, National City, Imperial Beach, and South San Diego to access higher education through SDSU.
Compact for success is among other partnerships with the South Bay Community, including the COVID-19 testing program, and SDSU’s new state-of-the-art Television, Film, and New Media Studios coming to Chula Vista.
