History of The Middle College Program
The first Middle College Program began as a charter high school at LaGuardia Community College. It opened in 1974 as an alternative high school under the joint auspices of the New York City Board of Education and LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York. It was funded by grants from the Carnegie Corporation and the Fund for the Improvement for Post Secondary Education.
The original design for the school evolved from the work of Dr. Janet Lieberman, Professor of Psychology at LaGuardia, and a group of special educators who believed that a collaborative high school/college program could nurture the academic and psycho-social needs of at-risk urban youth with college potential.
The LaGuardia Middle College Program still exists today.
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