Setting Students Up for Life Long Success through Innovative Summer Bridge Programs and First Year Seminars

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  • Nancy Velázquez-Torres John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (CUNY)

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https://doi.org/10.55420/2693.9193.v8.n2.261

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first-generation, immigrants, English language learners, disadvantaged groups

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The transition from high school to college can be a frightening and challenging experience for many students. This process can be even worse for first-generation, immigrants, English language learners and other disadvantaged groups. To ease the transition and reduce attrition, higher education institutions have developed a variety of summer bridge programs and first-year seminar models. Although both interventions have been widely promoted, not many studies have focused on the impact of a combined summer bridge program and a first-year seminar on the same group of students. This paper will describe John Jay College’s Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK) innovative summer bridge program and first year seminar course and how they have increased first year student retention and success.

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Nancy Velázquez-Torres, John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (CUNY)



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2018-05-30

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Velázquez-Torres, N. (2018). Setting Students Up for Life Long Success through Innovative Summer Bridge Programs and First Year Seminars. HETS Online Journal, 8(2), 56-70. https://doi.org/10.55420/2693.9193.v8.n2.261

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