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Isolda Ortega-Bustamente, Director PROGRAM PROFILE The ABE-to-College Transition Program is a joint venture between Juntos, a collaborative of ABE providers in downtown Holyoke and Holyoke Community College. The Community Education Project, an adult and popular education center for Latino/as in Holyoke, is the lead grant agency for the ABE to College Transition Program. The ABE-to-College Transition Program has three components: the Transition class, the Mentor Program and individualized counseling for ABE students who want to start college. The Transition class serves 12 students per session and has three cycles, fall, spring and summer. Two days of the week the class meets at a downtown location and one day at the college. The day the class meets at the college, the curriculum revolves around college orientation and readiness. Students focus on improving their academic skills in reading, writing, and math. Students also learn computer skills and receive guidance on possible career interests. The College Transition Mentor Program recruits, hires and trains current Holyoke College students to be mentors for incoming ABE students. The majority of Mentors are students who themselves came from ABE classes and have the experience and understanding necessary to provide crucial support for incoming students. Mentors serve as classroom assistants in the Transition class as well as other Juntos ABE classrooms. They also work one on one with students who are in the matriculation process. Finally, they work with the Mentor Coordinator in the process of recruiting new students as well as planning and organizing community building events. Collaborating College: Holyoke Community College |
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