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The Nicholas Academic Centers provide after‐school tutoring and mentoring for high school students in the Santa Ana Unified School District.〔http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-191361-mandel-santa.html?pic=4〕 The two Centers—NAC I in downtown Santa Ana (412 W. 4th Street),〔http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=13585344324572775480&q=nicholas+academic+center&hl=en&sll=33.745573,-117.867834&sspn=0.211253,0.44323&ie=UTF8&ll=33.851029,-118.089638&spn=0,0&z=12〕 and NAC II on the campus of Valley High School (1801 S. Greenville Street)〔http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=13585344324572775480&q=nicholas+academic+center+II&hl=en&gl=us&sll=33.747773,-117.871357&sspn=0.013203,0.027702&ie=UTF8&ll=33.75437,-117.885211&spn=0,0&z=16〕—serve hundreds of students on a daily basis throughout the school year and summer. In the Santa Ana Unified School District, about 55 percent of students are English‐language learners and 75 percent come from low‐income families.〔http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-191361-mandel-santa.html〕 The Centers were established by retired Superior Court Judge Jack Mandel and Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, co-founder and former Co-Chairman, President and CEO of Broadcom Corporation. NAC I opened in January 2008 and NAC II opened the following year.〔http://www.ocregister.com/articles/center-196362-nicholas-santa.html〕 The Centers are supported by grants from the Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation.〔http://www.htnfoundation.org/〕 Since opening, the Centers have achieved dramatic results, with more than 100 graduating seniors going on to college and receiving nearly $2 million in scholarships and financial aid. NAC students now attend some of the nation’s best four-year colleges and universities, including Georgetown, Smith, Haverford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCI.〔http://wiki.ocregister.com/Communities/Irvine/People/Henry_T._Nicholas_III〕 ==History== In the early 1990s, Judge Mandel began to tutor and mentor students in Santa Ana when he realized the school district couldn't afford to hire personnel to keep the library at Santa Ana High School open at the end of the school day. After he left the Courthouse, Judge Mandel would go to the library and supervise any students who wanted to stay after school and to study.〔http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-191361-mandel-santa.html?pic=4〕 Soon Judge Mandel was working with students to improve their academic performance, and then with teachers, guidance counselors and college admissions officers to help students gain entrance to top four-year colleges and universities. Eventually, however, a lack of resources forced Judge Mandel to discontinue the program. In late 2007, Judge Mandel was introduced to Dr. Nicholas, who has a long history of supporting education initiatives including programs at the University of California, Irvine, UCLA, and Gov. Jerry Brown’s Oakland Military Academy. Dr. Nicholas has a strong personal interest in education, having overcome a learning disability to earn a PhD from UCLA in electrical engineering and build one of the world’s most successful semiconductor companies. His Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation provides financial support to the Nicholas Academic Centers, along with a wide range of other projects in education, medical research, youth sports, victims’ right and national defense.〔http://www.htnfoundation.org/about-dr-nicholas〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicholas Academic Centers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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