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Download full textO'Keefe, Joseph M. – 1994
In 1963 Catholic leaders in New York (New York) began the Higher Achievement Program (HAP), a high-school based, 6-week college preparatory program for boys from low-income families that takes place in the summer after seventh grade. Academic study in the morning is followed by athletics, field trips, and other social or artistic activities in the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Catholic Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experience
Curtis, Stephen M.; Harte, Joyce – 1991
At Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) in New York, the student body is 55% Black, 29% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 9% White and other ethnic groups. Placement testing indicates that 70% of entering freshmen require some form of remediation. As part of BMCC's efforts to improve first-year retention rates, students requiring remediation have…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
