“…Research indicates, however, that this transition may be riskier for URM students than others (Bowen & Bok, 1998; Campbell, Denes, & Morrison, 2000; Pearson & Fechter, 1994). As a result, a number of higher educational institutions have experimented with and implemented programs that are specially designed to assist with the transition from high school to college (Anderson-Rowland, Reyes, & McCartney, 1998; Butler & Hicks, 2006; Friedman, 1990; Reyes, Anderson-Rowland, & McCartney, 1998; Weatherby, Shumpert, & Fergus, 1998). …”