Breakthrough’s College & Career Success Team (CCST)
The College & Career Success Team (CCST) supports all students in their pursuit of a post-secondary degree, certificate, license or trade. Students can benefit from having a CCST advisor assigned to them who will support their studies up to 6 years beyond their high school graduation, and who will continually walk alongside them as they navigate admissions, enrollment processes, tuition payments and multiple other program components.
HOW DO WE SUPPORT CCST STUDENTS?
We include pursuing any postsecondary education pathway that allows a student to attain a credential, certificate, diploma, or enrollment in the military while pursuing their passions and preparing for their career. At Breakthrough, the terms ‘college,’ ‘higher education,’ and ‘postsecondary’ are used interchangeably.
Student Services
- Academic advising
- Financial Aid Counseling
- Socioemotional wellness and support
- Textbook purchases
- Emergency Support Funds
- Immigration Legal Aid
- Mental Health Support
- College Transfer Support
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Meet Your Advisors
ANDREA HARPER
Chief Strategy Officer
ERIN GENTRY
Associate Director of College & Career Success
ARELIS PALACIOS
Director of College & Career Success
CARLY BOAL
Program Coordinator
CHRISTI ALMEIDA
Director of College Access
DAVID PORTER
Program Coordinator
CLAUDIA OCHOA
Associate Director of College & Career Success
BERENICE SOTO
Program Coordinator
EMILO ACEVEDO
AmeriCorps Member
AVERI SCOTT
AmeriCorps Member
DAVID MCCARTY
AmeriCorps Member
MORGAN MCCAUL
AmeriCorps Member
CHARMIRA MAXWELL
AmeriCorps Member
Interested in the Breakthrough College & Career Success Team and want to learn more, please contact Arelis Palacios Director of College & Career Success, Palacios@breakthroughctx.org