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PROGRAM
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HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (HEOP)
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
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POPULATION SERVED:
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Adults
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SERVICES PROVIDED:
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Counseling, stipend, literacy and English as a Second
Language instruction, life skills instruction, tuition assistance and
tutoring
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY:
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State Education Department
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ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS:
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Private colleges and universities
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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State
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AUTHORIZATION:
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State Statute: Section 6451, Education Law
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DESCRIPTION:
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Provides services and activities to economically and
educationally disadvantaged post-secondary students.
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PROGRAM DATA
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FISCAL YEAR:
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1996
(1996-97)
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1997
(1997-98)
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1998
(1998-99)
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1999
(1999-00)
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2000
(2000-01)
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APPROPRIATIONS($):
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16,400,000
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16,400,000
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16,400,000
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20,100,000
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22,000,000
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NUMBER ENROLLED:
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5,980
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6,164
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5,175
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5,175
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5,237
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OUTCOME*:
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54.6%
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53.4%
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54.4%
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56.8%
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CONTACT
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NAME/AGENCY:
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DOUGLAS MERCADO, State Education Department
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PHONE NUMBER:
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518-474-5313
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* Percentage of students enrolled or graduated at the end of
the school year who had entered four-year participating independent
institutions five years earlier.
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