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UMBC receives Collaborative Opportunity Grant to launch college access program with Baltimore City high schools

 June 6, 2017 |  Keisha Allen |  News

The Choice Program at UMBC has received a $50,000 Collaborative Opportunity Grant to launch The Path Before Me, an initiative designed to increase the number of Baltimore City Public School students who are ready to enroll and succeed in college degree programs.

Read more:  https://news.umbc.edu/umbc-receives-collaborative-opportunity-grant-to-launch-college-access-program-with-baltimore-city-high-schools/

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