An important part of increasing the numbers of Black students in higher education was bridging the gap between high school and college. The ABC Program (A Better Chance) began at Mount Holyoke College in 1965 and was designed to improve educational opportunities for talented girls with few resources. It was modeled on a similar program held for boys at Dartmouth College. Originally, it ran for eight weeks during the summer to provide a transition from public to private school. It closed in 1982 due to insufficient funding.