Latino College Preparatory Acaemy (LCPA) is a chartered high school in San Jose, California. It is situated within the East Side Union High School District, and specializes in providing a college preparatory environment for nearly 400 high school students from Spanish-speaking homes. The school is operated by the National Hispanic University. Dr.Roberto Cruz was one of the main creators of this academy, his motivation was the necessity to motivate and help young Latinos enter postsecondary education, in 1998 Latinos represented 9.6 percent of the undergraduate population, which was Dr.Cruz main concern. Latino College Prep was then founded in 2001.