Coastal Bend College Title V 2006 Grant
Improving Hispanic Attainment in South Texas: Building Community among the High School, the Community College, and the University is a cooperative arrangement between Coastal Bend College (CBC) and the University of Houston-Victoria (UHV). The project will provide needed services and programs aimed at keeping the educational pipeline open to Hispanics, low-income and traditionally under-represented students who attempt a baccalaureate degree. Goals of the project include:
- Expanding outreach, admissions, and retention capacities;
- Increasing student persistence and transfer rates
- Building distance learning capacities; and
- Increasing educational attainment up to the Bachelor's level
Components
Component I will focus on building community among CBC and six area high schools to provide access and success opportunities for student enrollment at the community college.
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Component II will focus on building community between CBC and UHV professionals through improvement of the distance learning infrastructure and faculty training.
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Component III will promote the retention of underserved students, ease their transition from the community college to the university, enhance their college experience, and increase their academic success.
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