By CAITLIN KELLY
THE NEW YORK TIMES

For most high school students in Westchester, going to college is a given. But for many Hispanic teenagers, higher education can seem like a costly, intimidating fantasy.

One local college — Mercy, a 57-year-old private institution whose main campus is in Dobbs Ferry, with satellite campuses in White Plains, Yorktown, Manhattan and the Bronx — has attracted national recognition for welcoming Hispanic students.

READ MORE: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/18mercywe.html

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