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  1. ; ; ; ; ; ; (, NCCC Journal of Teaching Innovation)
    In 2009, Gaston College launched the SPARC (Student Persistence and Retention through Curriculum, Cohorts, and Centralization) initiative to improve student engagement and enhance transfer student success. The initiative sought to revamp curricula by integrating inquiry-based instruction and introducing a research methods course, centralize STEM student support services, and provide scholarships to cohort students with unmet financial needs. To implement these services and offer scholarships to low-income, academically talented U.S. citizens or permanent residents, the College secured three National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM grants. The SPARC model has yielded promising results, with participating students experiencing increased fall-to-fall retention rates and three-year graduation rates. 
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