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, 2001, p. 2).
Conclusion
The research was clear in showing that as the role of community colleges has expanded across the country in recent years, so too has the enrollment of minority students in general and Hispanic students in particular. Despite the paucity of timely research concerning initiatives designed to improve the chances of success for these students, there were some useful studies that were identified that provided a guide for educators seeking to assist these students improve their two-year college experience and to facilitate the transition to a four-year college. While staff and peer support were cited as important components of any such initiative, the formal transfer arrangements developed between four-year colleges seeking to diversify their student bodies and two-year colleges where these populations exist in abundance appear to represent the most effective approach to achieving these broad ranging goals in the future.
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