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Fairmont State College GEAR UP Project: Year 3 Baseline Survey (2001-2002).

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Cowley, Kimberly S.; Finch, Nicole; Blake, Jennifer – 2002

In 1999, Fairmont State College (FSC) received a U.S. Department of Education grant to implement Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) in nine primarily-rural counties of West Virginia. GEAR UP encourages disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous…

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth