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Download full textAngel, Dan, Ed.; Barrera, Adriana, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
A variety of community college programs and services designed to enhance minority student participation and success in higher education are described in this volume. Issues related to minority student recruitment, retention, and transfer to four-year institutions, and to minority staff professional development are explored in the following 15…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Affirmative Action
Maestas-Flores, Margarita; Chavez, Mauro – 1987
This manual was developed for individuals serving as mentors in Evergreen Valley College's PUENTE Project, a program which integrates the skills of an English teacher, a Hispanic counselor, and Hispanic professionals/mentors into a team structure in an attempt to assist Hispanic students in making academic improvements, to build self-confidence,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Community Support
Direct linkChavez, Mauro; Maestas-Flores, Margarita – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Describes Evergreen Valley College's ENLACE program, designed to retain and matriculate Hispanic students and enable them to complete a cognitive academic core of English and math courses. ENLACE involves community mentors in communication and math skills improvement, career exposure, and serving as role models. Reviews results. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences, Hispanic Americans
