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Direct linkMitchell, Claire E.; Alozie, Nonye M.; Wathington, Heather D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study examines whether community college developmental summer bridge programs (DSBPs) can help students acquire the academic and college knowledge needed to attend and succeed at a four-year higher education institution. In-depth interviews with 14 participants at nine four-year institutions in Texas were conducted two years after their…
Descriptors: Investigations, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedAckermann, Susan P. – College and University, 1991
A study of a summer bridge program's effects on low-income and minority groups students during their first year at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that such programs can facilitate transition and adjustment to university or college life and improve academic performance and persistence rates. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs
