Policy Center on the First Year of College - Foundations of Excellence®

Current Participating Institutions

During the 2007 - 2008 academic year, the Policy Center has accepted both two- and four-year institutions that applied for participation in the Foundations of Excellence^® process. The current self-study cohort has been named "National Select Institutions" through a competitive application process. This includes 13 four-year institutions and 13 two-year institutions. Please click here for information regarding all participants.

2007-2008 Four-Year National Select Cohort

Institution	State
Bethune Cookman University	Florida
Buena Vista University	Iowa
California State University-San Marcos	California
Centenary College New Jersey	New Jersey
Fayetteville State University	North Carolina
Framingham State College	Massachusetts
Minnesota State University-Moorhead	Minnesota
Minot State University	North Dakota
Morgan State University	Maryland
Salem State College	Massachusetts
Stony Brook University	New York
University of Texas at El Paso	Texas
Western New Mexico University	New Mexico

2007-2008 Two-Year National Select Cohort

Institution	State
Central Maine Community College	Maine
College of Lake County	Illinois
El Paso Community College	Texas
Frank Phillips College	Texas
Gainesville State College	Georgia
Itasca Community College	Minnesota
Leech Lake Tribal College	Minnesota
Madison Area Technical College	Wisconsin
Milwaukee Area Technical College	Wisconsin
Minnesota State Community and Technical College	Minnesota
Owens Community College	Ohio
St. Philip's College	Texas
Tohono O'odham Community College	Arizona