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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. That began with pre-college summer camps to introduce students to engineering and the university. Today, there are robust pre-college programs serving 1,000 to 1,500 students.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“As you work with people closely, you know that you’re making a difference,” says Michael Heim, director of CAMP and of WSU’s Migrant Education Student Access & Support. There is a designated recruiter. Project upGRADS, which is funded by a federal grant, aims to improve access to and success in graduate education.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

Students can now spend their first year at City Colleges to take post-secondary courses at community college prices while living on the Illinois Tech campus. They can also join student organizations and participate in activities at Illinois Tech. Now there are various forces that are affecting higher education.