Project Success recruiting
Project Success is still looking for a few students who are
first-generation college students,
low income, or,
disabled.
The federally-funded program helps and encourages students to be successful in college.
Director Marty Hungerford explained that Project Success’ services go beyond traditional counseling services. Project Success counselors help students with college admission and financial aid applications, provide tutorial services, and arrange for participants to visit university campuses and attend cultural events.
Last year, the project’s first at IVCC, 96 students participated. By the end of the summer sessions, 42 percent of the participants had a gpa above 3.0 and 29 participants were on the Dean’s List. More than half have said they wish to transfer to a university.
"The program is going very well and I am very pleased with the progress our students made last year," she said.
Saying she has heard a number of myths about Project Success, Hungerford explained that Project Success is not a program only for students on probation or who have other academic problems.
"Grades and placement test scores are not considered for eligibility to participate in Project Success, and we are not a tutoring or disabilities program," she said. "Project Success is a program for any student who is from a low income family, whose parents have not completed a four-year college degree, or who has a disability."
Dispelling other myths, Hungerford said the project is open to both full-time and part-time students taking classes during the day or in the evening. She also said Project Success is not a financial aid program.
"Project Success has a limited amount of money available to help Project participants cover the cost of tuition, books, and child care when other sources are not available," she said.
Hungerford heads a staff of two counselors and a secretary, which allows the project to provide one-on-one contact with the student participants who are limited to a total of 150.
IVCC is receiving a total of $720,000 spread over four years from a Federal TRIO/Student Support Services grant to support the program.
Further information about the project is available in their office in LRC-D.
Sept. 17, 1998 the Apache