In 1983, Bronx Community College initiated a project to increase the transfer possibilities of its students through activities focusing on increased retention and graduation rates, increased transfers to four-year colleges, and improved services to transfer students. The project's first objective, improving student information services, was met by…

An overview is provided of Hostos Community College's (HCC's) Urban Community College Transfer Opportunities Program. First, the program's student services activities are described, including the development of a system for the identification and consistent follow-up of the liberal arts transfer population; a computerized Degree Requirement…

In September 1983, LaGuardia Community College (LCC) received a grant from the Ford Foundation's Urban Community Colleges Transfer Opportunities Program. By May 31, 1984, the following achievements had been made: (1) a model for providing students with basic transfer information was developed and tested; (2) the corporate community was brought…

The Washington State Board for Community College Education and the Washington Center for Undergraduate Education undertook a national review of minority student success programs in 1990. Information was solicited from program directors, deans of instruction and student services, national organizations, state higher education boards, students,…

In 1984, LaGuardia Community College (LCC) received a 3-year implementation award from the Ford Foundation to increase the number of minority, low-income students who transfer to and succeed in baccalaureate programs. This report describes the 1984-85 accomplishments of LCC under the Urban Community College Transfer Opportunities Program (UCCTOP).…