Honoree

A total of 147 doctoral students have graduated from 2001 to 2008. Ninety eight percent of our students are Hispanics/Latinos.  The retention rate of our Program in the last 10 years (2001-2010) has been 80 percent. Ninety four percent of our graduates from 2000 to 2008 are licensed in clinical psychology. Our Hispanic students have demonstrated leadership and achievements in their engagement in Professional Activities. For example, this past year 58 students were members of a Professional Society, 70 students had presentations or workshops at Professional Meetings, 21 were involved in Books/Articles in Professional or Scientific Journals, 16 were participating in Grant-Supported Research, 33 were involved in teaching, and 94 were involved part-time in Supervised Practicum Training off Campus.

100% retention of transfer students and 100% graduation rate of program participants. The 2005 cohort was comprised of 27 students, of which 49% were Latino students or 13 students. All 27 students graduated from Texas Tech University with education degrees within 2 years. Since 2005, STEP 2 has assisted 124 transfer students, of which about 35% have been Latino students. Some students have taken 2.5 years to graduate; however, the program has not lost a single student. This is attributable to the support services provided to the students. Workshops to prepare students for certification exams, workshops to address time management, financial planning, stress management, tutoring as needed, and financial support through stipends, are well attended by the students. STEP 2 was recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2008 as a STAR award recipient for the outstanding retention and graduation rate of the students in the program.

To date, 1,522 students are attending the EPCC Early College High Schools. By the time all five ECHS's have student cohorts in all four years of high school, there will be over 2,000 students attending all five ECHS's. The student population is comprised of over 80% Latino students in both EPCC and the five ECHS's who are directly benefited by this initiative.  In the first groups of ECHS students, about 110 have completed their associate degree during their junior or senior year and have begun taking courses towards their bachelor degree at University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) while in high school.

CAMP is a small program with a proven track record of retention. CAMP students are retained at a higher rate that the overall CSU system-wide. CAMP is able to retain 80% or more of its population annually. While at the same time the CSU system retains only 70% of its freshman population. More recently California State University San Marcos has qualified for HSI status due in part to the efforts of CAMP.