...finding an indicator of the benefits of the special program, given that the students who participated in the program had lower SAT scores, lower high school grade point averages, and lower family incomes compared to all freshmen at the college. Based on previous research in the area of student retention, one would clearly expect significantly higher freshman to sophomore retention rate for the larger group. Furthermore, a comparison of logistic regression models shows that the retention of the student population in general was influenced to a greater degree by demographic, academic, and financial factors than was the retention of the smaller group.

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Many programs aimed at achieving equal opportunity in education had their beginnings in the Higher Education Act of 1965. One program created was Student Support Services (SSS), formerly known as Special Services for Disadvantaged Students. As described by McCants (2002), the program is aimed at helping low-income and first generation college students and individuals with disabilities graduate from college. Services provided include assistance with obtaining financial aid, special instruction, and academic and non-academic counseling.

A medium-sized, private, liberal arts college in the Northeast provided these free services for twenty years to eligible students with the help of funding from the U.S....

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