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ERIC Number: ED280517
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Mar
Pages: 16
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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The Urban Community College Transfer Opportunities Program at LaGuardia. Interim Report on Activities.
Rodriguez, Max
The Urban Community College Transfer Opportunities Project (UCCTOP), funded by the Ford Foundation in 1984, induced LaGuardia Community College (LCC) to critically examine, systematize, and strengthen its approaches to transfer and articulation. Viewing the major barrier to transfer as students' lack of clarity about their goals and options, LCC has focused on improving transfer information and broadening transfer options. To meet students' information needs, LCC has developed: (1) a Transfer Information Guide, which assists students in selecting the best possible combination of courses for transfer purposes; (2) a Career Development Module, which introduces educational and career planning in the required Freshman Seminar; (3) a Transfer Seminar, which focuses on educational planning, college choice, and the application process; (4) a biannual Transfer Fair, which provides students with an opportunity to discuss admissions criteria, academic programs, credit transfer, and other issues with four-year college representatives; and (5) the Career Transfer Resource Center, which offers a variety of print and computerized resources. In its attempt to broaden students' transfer options, LCC has joined with Baruch College and Queens College to develop and implement a Joint Admissions Program; established a partnership with Vassar College to give students the opportunity to experience a private, selective, four-year college setting; formed another transfer partnership with Clark College (Georgia) to encourage continued education at historically black institutions; and forged linkages with other four-year private institutions. The impact of the UCCTOP project on LCC can be measured in terms of the number of grant activities that will be institutionalized by the end of the funding cycle, the amount of college resources devoted to the operationalization of the project, and the changes that have taken place at the college. (EJV)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Ford Foundation, New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: La Guardia Community Coll., Long Island City, NY.
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