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Titans Scholars Program Supports Community College Transfer Students June 3, 2021 Share This:
After starring in such productions as “The Will Rogers Follies,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “Nine” and “Titanic,” Broadway singer and dancer Carol Smith Sparkman decided to start a family. But she always promised herself and her parents that she’d go back and get her college degree.
While a stay-at-home mom, Sparkman began taking dance and music classes at Pierce College in Los Angeles. When her son began high school, she decided it was time to pursue her bachelor’s degree in theatre.
At Cal State Fullerton, she found a supportive community in the Titan Scholars Program, which provides holistic services and support to community college transfer students from low-income, first-generation and racially underrepresented backgrounds. Funded by a Graduation Initiative 2025 Innovation Grant, the program focuses on academic skill development, professional development, a