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Colleges receive grants to boost minority enrollment and retention
By Governor Rell's office
Jun 26, 2008 - 3:14:03 PM

Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that several state colleges and universities have received grants from the Connecticut Department of Higher Education to continue their efforts in increasing minority enrollment and retention.

The grants are as follows:

Asnuntuck Community College $15,168

Capital Community College $48,860

Gateway Community College $49,481

Housatonic Community College $49,678

Manchester Community College $47,590

Middlesex Community College $15,703

Naugatuck Valley Community College $22,339

Northwestern Connecticut Community College $10,253

Norwalk Community College $49,283

Quinebaug Valley Community College $10,507

Three Rivers Community College $21,211

Charter Oak State College $16,628

Central Connecticut State University $70,255

Eastern Connecticut State University $50,158

Southern Connecticut State University $69,183

Western Connecticut State University $49,678

University of Connecticut $164,378


“These grants aim to reward and support these institutions’ efforts to achieve their student diversity goals,” Governor Rell said. “The funds will be put toward mentoring, peer counseling, job fairs and outreach programs.

“We want to prepare our minority students to succeed in higher education and we can do that by removing the obstacles they face when they set foot on campus. These grants will provide a better opportunity for minority students to successfully complete their first year of college, have a successful academic career and eventually graduate and get good jobs right here in Connecticut.”

The amount of an institution’s ConnCAS grant is based upon its performance in the enrollment and graduation of Hispanic/Latino, African American, Asian American and Native American students.

“We will continue to enhance our efforts to reach out to Latino and African American students as we continue our efforts to make state colleges and universities a more welcoming community for all,” Governor Rell said.

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