Many students are among the top 10 graduates in College graduating classes. Several Next Step Students have been Valedictorians at Graduation Ceremonies.The CTAC Team featuring Next Step Graduates has been a team winner of the Verizon Excellence Award  for 2 years in succession; for both years 2003 and 2004.

Participating Colleges:

New York - Lead college in Bold NY College Program Coordinators NY College Information Bronx Community College-Bronx, NY Broome Community College-Binghamton, NY Dutchess Community College-Poughkeepsie, NY Erie Community College-Buffalo, NY Hudson Valley Community College-Troy, NY Jefferson Community College-Watertown, NY Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica, NY Nassau Community College-Garden City, NY New York City College of Technology-Brooklyn, NY New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan, NY Onondaga Community College-Syracuse, NY Queensborough Community College-Bayside, NY Suffolk Community College-Selden, NY Westchester Community College-Valhalla, NY

New England - Lead college in bold NE College Program Coordinators Photo - 4/03 meeting NE College Information Central Maine Technical College-Auburn, ME Community College of Rhode Island-Warwick, RI Eastern Maine Technical College-Bangor, ME Massasoit Community College-Brockton, MA Massasoit Community College-Canton, MA Middlesex Community College-Lowell, MA New Hampshire Community Technical College-Nashua, NH New Hampshire Technical Institute-Concord, NH North Shore Community College-Lynn, MA Quinsigamond Community College-Worcester, MA Springfield Technical Community College-Springfield, MA Vermont Technical College-Randolph Center, VT

ENROLLMENT PROFILE Number enrolled in program since startup (1995): 4291 Number currently enrolled in program, 2003: 1353 Retention rate: 66% The net credited Service Date of active (summer 2003) enrolles ranges from 1960 to 1999, with higher net credited service dates falling in less urban service areas.

GRADUATE PROFILE

Graduating classes range in size from a low of 80 to a high of 217, with a mean graduating class of 127.

The GPA distribution for graduates ranges from a low of 2.05 to a high of 4.00+, with a mean of 3.42. Many students are among the top 10 graduates in each of the college's graduating classes. Some Next Step Students have been College Class Valedictorians.

Current detail of the above facts is available by cohort, as is the selection churn of call-ins for enrollment.

Next Step Program Best Practices '03 Best Practices '03.rtf Student Comments '03. rtf Honors and Awards

TO CONTACT UNION CO-DIRECTORS: CWA CO-Director: Scotty Cairney TFCairney@aol.com IBEW CO-Director: Jack Marshall john.e.marshall@verizon.com.

*The most current Fact Sheet with details can be received from the Hudson Valley Community College Program Director:
duchenan@hvcc.edu
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