NYC public schools' iMentor program teams up with CUNY schools to ensure students go to college, graduate in 4 years

A new city public school program aims to ensure students not only go to college but graduate within four years. alecia__reid takes us inside Lehman College, where hundreds of students are part of a scholars program.

CBS2's Alecia Reid went inside Lehman College, where hundreds of students are part of the Alice Griffin CUNY Scholars Program.

"These students need support, they need guidance, they need cheerleading, and that is why we're really happy to provide this for them," said Scott Millstein, executive director of iMentor NYC. "If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be in college at all. If it wasn't for the scholarship, I wouldn't be here either," she said.

"Especially since I was the only one bringing the income to my family, they helped me with bills, if I needed to, like, pay Con Ed bills, emergency food relief," Lehman sophomore Carlos Morales said.

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