A Project of the Appalachian Regional Commission
Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Ed.D., ARC Education Program
May 2004

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Need for Postsecondary Education

Educational Attainment in Appalachia

History of the AHE Network Model: Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education

• Initial Study
• Formation of Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education
• Model Program
• First Replication: West Virginia Access Center for Higher Education
• West Virginia Results

Appalachian Higher Education Network

• Forming the Network

AHE Network Centers

• Ohio
• West Virginia
• Kentucky
• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Tennessee
• North Carolina
• Virginia

AHE Network Impact and Status

• Appalachian Regional Commission Role

Future Directions

• Research Needed

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