Getting a handle on your finances can help in a myriad of ways. But, if you are a college student, being financially literate can make the difference between passing and failing.
With this in mind, Hostos students received a free "Financial Literacy Empowerment Workshop" on February 24, thanks to a partnership with Citi Community Development. Two Citi representatives, Lily López and Pat Edwards, provided a crash course in everything from building and monitoring credit, financial planning and saving, budgeting and more.
Nick Acosta, currently a business student and college assistant, who also works in Hostos’ Student Success Coaching Unit, said the program paid both immediate and future dividends.
“While it was very generous of the program to pay for one of my required courses, the true value came from the information that was presented by Ms. Edwards and Ms. Lopez,” Acosta said. “After Hostos, I plan to transfer to CUNY’s School of Professional Studies to pursue my BS in Business and Entrepreneurship. I dream to one day open my own martial arts academy to combine my passion of martial arts and owning a successful business of my own. The information learned from this program will help me make that happen.”
About Hostos Community College
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College is an educational agent for change that has been transforming and improving the quality of life in the South Bronx and neighboring communities for nearly half a century. Since 1968, Hostos has been a gateway to intellectual growth and socioeconomic mobility, as well as a point of departure for lifelong learning, success in professional careers, and transfer to advanced higher education programs.
Hostos offers 28 associate degree programs and two certificate programs that facilitate easy transfer to The City University of New York’s (CUNY) four-year colleges or baccalaureate studies at other institutions. The College has an award-winning Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development that offers professional development courses and certificate-bearing workforce training programs. Hostos is part of CUNY, the nation’s leading urban public university, which serves more than 500,000 students at 24 colleges.