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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 2 (2026)
Complete Issue
Complete Issue
Christopher Tremblay, Patrick J. O'Connor PhD, Laura Owen, Moya Malcolm, and Diana Camilo
Introduction
Introductory Pages
Christopher Tremblay, Patrick J. O'Connor PhD, Laura Owen, Moya Malcolm, and Diana Camilo
Articles
"I'm Going to College": Protective Factors Shaping the College-Going Identity of Prospective First-Generation College Students of Color
Joseph M. Williams, Yakob Lemma, Nina R. Schoonover, Morgan Rustia, and Ben Allen
Reframing Narratives, Reclaiming Futures: Antiracist School Counseling and Black and Brown Girls in STEM
Renae D. Mayes, Lia D. Falco, Shontell Zenon, DeQuindre Hughes, Yijia Chen, Lydia Ross, and Medha Dalal
The Limits of DACA: Affordability- and Access-related Barriers to Health Professions Education
Nicole Perez and Laura Hirshfield
