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The Fostering Academics Mentoring Excellence Program
Author(s) -
Day Angelique,
Riebschleger Joanne,
Wen Jiebing
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20290
Subject(s) - outreach , excellence , medical education , postsecondary education , community college , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , higher education , political science , medicine , law
Precollege outreach programs improve college access for underrepresented students; however, information on foster youth engagement in precollege programs is virtually nonexistent. This chapter describes the impact of a precollege program on two‐ and four‐year college enrollment and completion rates.