The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), a one-year college program, is designed to facilitate access and, with comprehensive support activities, the successful completion of two semesters of college for qualified migrant students. Combining university and program resources, CAMP provides total financial aid to cover tuition, fees, and other…

This report describes the key elements of an alternative access program at Mount St. Mary's College (California), from the recruitment and orientation of culturally diverse students to those ongoing academic and support services necessary to student persistence to graduation. The model is outlined in chapter II. Chapters III and IV describe how…

The conditions and experiences of black students in higher education in the 1970s are addressed in 27 essays. The essays are categorized in terms of: history and profile; admissions and access; enrollment, academic experience, and career choice; black higher educational survival; recruitment and retention; and structural policies. Among the…