PROJECT SUCCESS
Project Success HistoryProject Success is a recruitment and retention program that originally targeted recent African American high school graduates from the inner city areas of Los Angeles County, California. This program was developed in 1987 in response to the disproportionate number of African American students who had either dropped or had been academically dismissed from El Camino Community College. The program is open to any at–risk student who just graduated from high school and is serious and motivated.
Support ServicesA variety of support services are provided to students in Project Success. These programs include academic counseling, pre–registration workshops, mentoring, cultural and university field trips, book loans, scholarships, and Learning Communities.
Required Courses for the Fall SemesterAcademic Strategies 40ab - Math Anxiety This is a course designed to help students understand mathematics anxiety as well as provide an opportunity to improve one's ability to be successful in their mathematics course(s).
Human Development 10 – Strategies for Success in College This course is designed to provide Project Success student with the knowledge, skills and personal/interpersonal awareness necessary for success in college.
Library Science - Library Information Science I: Introduction to Library Skills: This course will enable students to utilize libraries effectively. Students will become familiar with the history and organization of libraries and the different types of print and electronic reference sources that they contain.
Required Courses for the Spring Semester
Academic Strategies 31 – Study Techniques This course is designed to assist the student in acquiring competency in textbook study techniques and in developing an organized system of time and study management.
Human Development 5 - Career Planning This course will provide students with career planning techniques. Emphasis will be placed on selecting a career based on self examination of interests, personality and values.
Psychology 10 - African American Psychology This course is an introduction to scientific study of African Americans. It emphasizes the psychological issues related to the African American experience in America.
Current Status and Success RateCurrently, there are over 165 students and 60 mentors actively involved in Project Success.
The retention rate from the fall to spring first semester averages between 83–95%. This compares to a 50% retention rate of comparable first year students. Students who complete the program transfer to universities, both in state and out–of–state at a much higher rate and students who transfer complete their bachelor degrees in less than three years after graduation from El Camino College.
For more information call:
Elaine Moore, Coordinator
(310) 660–3632
Email: emoore@elcamino.edu
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