PERSIST

Paving, Excellence, Retention, Success in Student Trajectories (PERSIST) is designed to meet the needs of students who are in their second-year of college at California State University, Sacramento.

Our mission is to increase second-year students retention and decrease their time to graduate. The program provides a series of workshops including, academic planning, wellness, financial aid and workforce skills development for students to make a smooth transition to their upper division course material. Overall, we aim to engage and retain second-year students at California State University, Sacramento.

What We Do

PERSIST provides campus resource support, college level advising, progress to degree workshops, registration assistance, one-on-one advising, wellness, financial aid, and workforce information.

Who We Serve

PERSIST serves second year students that have an overall cumulative 2.4 grade point average and above and have declared a major.

How We Help Our Students

Enroll students the following semester in 15 units or more
Provide students with financial aid and FAFSA information
Help students understand University’s academic requirements, policies and procedures
Collaborate with community members and bring workforce skill workshops to students
Get students involved in campus activities
In conjunction with The Well provide Active Minds - Stress Less, Worry Less workshop presentations.
Get students connected to campus resources and mentoring opportunities