Introduction State Land-Grant Mission to serve the entire state Governor, NU President, & UNL Chancellor have made access to higher education a priority Declining number of high school graduates Several Nebraska School Districts have asked UNL to help.

NEBRASKA College Preparatory Academy (NCPA) UNL is committed to providing quality programs that serve underprivileged students. 2006, UNL was approached by Grand Island Senior High school to support a program designed to enhance graduation rates. 2006, UNL implemented NCPA at Grand Island Senior High School.

NCPA Scholar Selection 40 Promising 9 th graders 1 st Generation & Low-income Academically prepared for College Preparatory Courses

NCPA Scholar Academic Requirements Math, Science, & English classes are taken as a cohort. 3.0 Cumulative GPA and 3.0 in Core Courses Summer Research Conference at UNL Must complete a Research Capstone Project

NCPA Scholar Other Requirements Required Monthly Parent Meetings Home visitations by UNL staff Required weekly and monthly individual and group meetings. Teacher Support and Incentives Each NCPA scholar is paired with a UNL current mentor.

NCPA Scholar Guarantee Upon successful completion, scholars are guaranteed admission to UNL & enough grants and/or scholarships to graduate without debt UNL will provide personalized retention services

NCPA Expansion Several school districts have approached UNL about expansion 2007, The Empowerment Network, Omaha North Foundation and Omaha North Magnet Administration approached UNL 2008, UNL implemented a pilot at Omaha North Magnet High School –11 High School Juniors –14 Freshman

NCPA Scholar Results Grand Island Senior NCPA Entering Year # of StudentsRetention RateAvg. Cum GPA /4877% /4283% N/A (based on last progress report)

NCPA Scholar Results Omaha North Magnet NCPA Year# of StudentsAvg. Cum GPA (based on last progress report) Freshman Juniors

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