Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University’s student success interventions have three core components: intrusive advising for all incoming freshmen; a structured student success course, Principles of Effective Learning (PELC); and peer mentoring.
PELC includes a Service Learning Project that enhances the students’ and the university’s connection to the community. The Service Learning Project addresses achievement gaps among minority students of color and Hispanic students. The Service Learning Project is created through mini-grants and are run through George Bush High School.
The Peer Mentoring intervention addresses first-year students in PELC, and encourages peer-to-peer support in achieving student success.
Prairie View A&M University also requires all first-time-in-college, full-time freshmen to participate in its iREAD initiative (Increasing Reading and Engagement for Academic Development).
Founded in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas. The university has an established reputation for producing engineers, nurses, business leaders and educators.
Prairie View A&M University offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 masters’ degrees, and four doctoral programs. The university is a member of the Texas A&M University System, and is therefore dedicated to fulfilling its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service.
Prairie View A&M University is committed to achieving success in each component of its mission by addressing issues and proposing solutions through programs and services designed to respond to the needs and aspirations of individuals, families, organizations, agencies, schools and communities.
The Achieving the Dream Model
Achieving the Dream community colleges commit to our Student-Centered Model of Institutional Improvement. Based on four principles, the model frames the overall work of helping more students, particularly low- income students and students of color, stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree.
Each college approaches the work differently, but Achieving the Dream’s five-step process provides practical guidelines for keeping the focus where it belongs and building momentum over time. Throughout the process, Achieving the Dream coaches offer customized support and help each college’s core team implement data-informed programs and policies that build long-term, institution-wide commitment to student success.
