For Immediate Release
April 9, 2008
Contact: John Hammond or Deborah M. Martin
Office
of Public Relations
210/733-2147 or 210/733-2149
Gateway to College© dropout recovery program
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| WHAT Information sessions about the Gateway to College© dropout recovery program - a true second chance for students, the program enables participants to earn a high school diploma. Also, the program covers the costs of tuition, books, and fees, with funding from the national Gateway program, partnering school districts and San Antonio College. Reservation required - call the SAC Gateway to College© office at (210) 785-6327. WHO The Gateway to College© program is open to students ages 16 to 20, who dropped out of high school, or are behind in credits and in jeopardy of not completing high school. Students should live in any of the following school districts: Alamo Heights ISD, Comal ISD, North East ISD, Northside ISD, and San Antonio ISD; have fewer than 17 credits, and the intent to acquire their high school diploma, as well as earn college credits. WHEN Tuesday, April 15 Tuesdays, May 6 and 20 Tuesdays, June 3 and 17 Each session runs 6-8 p.m. Interested students, and their parents, should plan to attend one session. Be sure to arrive early to ensure ample time for parking. WHERE San Antonio College 1300 San Pedro, 78212 Moody Learning Center, room 560 (The Moody Learning Center is the multi-story white building on the SAC campus near Main St. and Dewey. Parking available in the adjacent lots.) BACKGROUND In line with its community college mission, SAC applied for and received a grant from Portland Community College (PCC) to replicate the Gateway to College© program. PCC is the originator of the dropout recovery program, and a national intermediary in the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) that is funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Additional funding partners include the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Because students in SAC’s Gateway to College© program come from a population that is at high risk for dropout, they are grouped as a learning community during their first semester, called the Foundation Term. The structure allows them to be enrolled in courses with their high school peers as they build their academic and personal skills and prepare for college courses. After successfully completing the Foundation Term, students will transition to classes with the regular college population. CONTACT SAC Gateway to College© office, (210) 785-6327 |
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