The Los Angeles Area Business/Education Partnership provides numerous services designed to encourage youths who have been identified as being at high risk of dropping out of school to complete high school and continue in a formal postsecondary education program. Among the services offered by the partnership are the following: clustered instruction; adaptive curriculum; articulated curriculum; cooperative learning programs with business/industry and colleges/universities; vocational assessment; career guidance/exploration; individualized academic remediation; personalized job-specific skills training/development using a combination of classroom- and business-based instruction; specialized tutoring; job coaching; and supportive services. The partnership is operated by the East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program, a publicly funded vocational training agency consisting of 7 school districts, 4 community colleges, 3 California State University campuses, 200 businesses, and 40 community-based organizations. Sixty-five percent of program participants are members of ethnic minorities. Data from a statistical analysis of participants' and nonparticipants' school records and follow-up interviews with former program participants and representatives of businesses participating in the program as partners and/or training sites have confirmed the program's high effectiveness. (Contains 26 references. Appended are the following: follow-up survey/evaluation instruments; information about selected educational partners; and a list of awards/recognition earned by the program.) (MN)