This project examines the effectiveness of HYPE: a program designed to reduce barriers to postsecondary education among youth in underserved Toronto neighbourhoods. Phase one of the project entails an in-depth quantitative analysis of the past five HYPE cohorts from 2010 to 2014. Phase two compares HYPE participants’ access to Centennial College, their academic performance once in the college, and retention and persistence alongside those of non-HYPE participants with similar demographic information.
Materials and Outcomes
Throughout the course of this project, updates and final reports will be posted here.
Centennial outreach program encourages underrepresented students to enrol in postsecondary Almost half of participants in a Centennial College outreach program to support Toronto-area marginalized and underrepresented students enrolled in a postsecondary program either at Centennial or elsewhere. However, the program participants fared worse when it came to academic performance, persistence and completion than non-participants, likely […]