Contact Information:Trixia Soria

Program Managersulong2@hawaii.edu | (808) 455-0529

Visit us in the Dap-ayan

Learning Lounge

DA-204Mondays & Fridays8:00-9:00 a.m.12:00-4:30 p.m.

Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 a.m.12:00-3:30 p.m.

Tuesdays & Thursdays10:30-4:30 p.m.

“Moving Forward in Education”

Filipino Student Support Services

Moving Forward in Education

Leeward Community College

Sulong Aral Program 96-045 Ala Ike Street, DA-204

Pearl City, HI 96822

What is Sulong Aral?

Sulong Aral, which derives from two Filipino

words – sulong (to advance) and aral (root word

for “study”) or “education”), is a federally funded

program designed to increase post-secondary

access for Filipino high school students from

Oahu communities, raise persistence and

completion rates of Filipino students at Leeward

Community College, and increase the transfer

rate of Filipino community college students into

baccalaureate programs at the University of

Hawai`i at Manoa.

How can students benefit from Sulong Aral?

·      Peer Mentoring

·      Advising

·  Tutoring

·      Workshops (How to transfer, scholarships,

college skills, study skills, etc.)

·  Summer Bridge Program (Incoming &

transfer students)

·      Use of MacBooks, graphing calculators, &

printer

·      A place to study (Dap-ayan Learning

Lounge in DA-204)

DAP-AYAN LEARNING LOUNGE

Manoa Experience 2014