What are the Four Pillars?

The Four Pillars are specific ways Guided Pathways aim to enhance the student experience. Collectively, they aim to enhance student experience, streamline academic progression, and increase completion rates, fostering a more efficient and supportive educational journey for California’s community college students. Those pillars are:

  • Clarify the Path: Create clear curricular pathways to employment and further education
  • Enter the Path: Help students choose and enter a program pathway
  • Stay on the Path: Help students stay on their path
  • Ensure Learning: Ensuring that learning is happening with intentional outcomes

Learn about what Fullerton College has done to advance the Four Pillars, what it’s doing right now and what it’s done in the past.

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What has Fullerton College done?

What has Fullerton College done to advance the four pillars? A lot! And we’ve come such a long way. Read more…

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What’s Fullerton College doing now?

What is Fullerton College doing right now to advance the four pillars? Tons! And it’s making a big impact. Read more…

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What’s next for Fullerton College?

What’s in the future to advance the Four Pillars at Fullerton College? There’s so much work to be done, and we have the plans! Read more…