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Welcome to the Journal of College Access, a peer-reviewed, academic, open access, online journal with a focus on how students aspire to, gain access to, enroll in and persist in higher education institutions. The Journal is published periodically.
Views expressed are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the publisher, the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN), the American University Center for Postsecondary Readiness and Success nor The SDSU Center for Equity and Postsecondary Attainment (CEPA). Copyright in material published in the Journal remains with the author. Reproduction is permitted for educational, non-commercial purposes only, with appropriate referencing.
We welcome submissions from a wide community of practitioners including, but not limited to college and university faculty, graduate students, administrators, college access professionals, and others with an interest in the college access movement.
The Journal was cited by the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) as a reason that Western Michigan University received MCAN's Steward Award in 2015.
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Current Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
Complete Issue
Complete Issue
Christopher Tremblay, Patrick J. O'Connor PhD, Laura Owen, Diana Camilo, and Moya Malcolm
Introduction
Introductory Pages
Christopher Tremblay, Patrick J. O'Connor PhD, Laura Owen, Diana Camilo, and Moya Malcolm
Articles
Making Their Community Proud: First-Generation Latinx Students' Participation in CLEP
Michelle Van Beek and Abby Holland
The Impact of Test-Optional Policy on Private College Admissions During the COVID-19
Anna Kye and Meng-Jia Wu
Necessary, but Insufficient: School Counselors’ Informal Learning Experiences with Writing Letters of Recommendations
Mandy Savitz-Romer, Tara Nicola, Julius Dilorenzo, Jen Ha, Amy Desiderio, Sebastian Munoz Galvez, and Matthew O'Brien
