Claudia Diaz will tell you that going to college changed her life. The Dinuba High School alum played soccer at University of California, Merced, traveled to Mexico and Spain to train with professional teams, and graduated in four years.  

Now a new program will make it easier for other students to follow in her footsteps to UC Merced.

Fewer students are getting the information they need to find the right college for them, contend the CEOs of the National College Attainment Network and ACT.

Because the road to higher education begins long before students start applying to colleges, these leaders believe that the silos separating K-12, higher education, and the workforce must be permanently dismantled.