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The effect of Bronx Community College counseling program on the academic suspension rate of probationary students was investigated. The significance of the difference between the percentage of probationary students suspended at the end of the Fall 1977 semester and those suspended at the end of the Spring 1978 semester was computed. For comparison, the significance of difference between the percentage of non-probationary.students who failed to meet college retention standards at the end of the Fall 1977 semester andthe Spring 1978 semester was computed, as well as the significance of the difference between the percentage of students 9nable tc meet retention standards at the end of the Fall 1976 semester and the'SPring-1977 semester. Results indicate that the.counseling program was successful in reducing the suspension rate probationary students. (Author/BLM) roductions supplied by FDRS are the bps * that can he made from the original document. The Bronx Community CL.11ege Counsenng Progrem fo