Minority Access to Higher Education is a project designed to improve the overall academic performance of the undeserved African-American Students through the use of telecommunications technology. Education, Culture, and Lifelong Learning and Community Networking will serve as the primary and secondary application area.

Anticipated Outcomes and Potential Impacts

This project seeks the following three primary outcomes: (1) an increase standardized test scores;(2) An increase in overall academic performance; and (3) An increase between pre and post test performance on specialized exam for participants in program. We expect the student's from this program will go on to college at higher rates their peers. Also we expect more of these students to choose careers in Mathematics and Science than their peers do. After conclusion this project students will be motivated to learn, and they will have a better sense of themselves and their capabilities. This project also seeks to enable parents and the community to be a part of their children's educational process. Furthermore, the community will benefit by having acomputer lab whereby they will have access to the internet and Benedict College. This project will give participants, parents and the community access to information.