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Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)

The College of the Marshall Islands (CMI), in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), has developed the First Year Residential Program (FYRE) aimed at prospective college students who are severely underprepared for college.  A one-year program, FYRE is an all-embracing and vibrant residential learning community that is at once a demanding and a nurturing sanctuary in which students are free from distractions in their everyday lives. Along with rigorous training of students to become disciplined learners, FYRE engages students in a college-prep community in which mathematics and English (the second language for most students) are at the center of the community—and faculty who live on campus support students through tutoring and mentoring along with teaching classes. 

California State University, Sacramento is home to the Full Circle Project (FCP). FCP is a comprehensive approach that involves collaboration among programs, departments,  and unites across Academic Affairs and Student Affairs to implement a strategically focused, campus effort to improve retention and graduation rates of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students.  FCP provides AAPI students with strong advising support, intentionally-planned leadership options, and co-curricular encouragements to engage in campus and community-based service activities. 

North Seattle Community College is home to the Northstar Peer Navigation Program, an initiative of North's President's Office, administered by the Department of Diversity & Retention. This peer focused program is a student support initiative that is 'for' students 'by' students. The underlying philosophy of this program is to support and challenge underrepresented student populations to increase their academic success through holistic support services and resources for their peers. 

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