Initiative 4 - Hostos Mentoring and Supporting Students Accepted in 2+2+2 Opportunities Program

Hostos Mentoring and Supporting Students in 2+2+2 Opportunities is designed to support students through mentoring and scholarships to establish a Hostos pipeline of talented transfer students to competitive institutions for completion of their undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 2022, this initiative launched the inaugural NextGen Public Health Scholars 2+2+2 Program, a unique partnership between Hostos Community College and the Columbia University School of General Studies and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, that will prepare Hostos students for careers in public health and epidemiology. Selected students will receive full tuition coverage, stipends for books, transportation, mentorship, and access to internships and career development opportunities. A federal earmark grant awarded to Hostos in 2023 will strengthen and expand current dual/joint degree transfer programs with City College of New York in Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering programs, an Arts Administration degree program with Queens College, and the NextGen Public Health Scholars program with Columbia University.

Goals:

• Establish a Hostos pipeline of talented transfer students to competitive institutions.
• Ensure students receive high-quality opportunities to continue their education and pursue advanced degrees in high-demand fields.
• Create 2+2+2 transfer opportunities by building relationships with colleagues at the transfer institution, establishing programs, selecting, and mentoring students, and matching one-to-one grant opportunities offered by the receiving institution, based on availability of funding from the President’s Initiatives and new funding sources.