In 1998, LEAP graduated 121 students with either a bachelor's or master's degree from Queens College. At the same time 480 undergraduate and 151 graduate students enrolled in LEAP's on campus classes. LEAP has undertaken several projects, which are described in the following sections. The Urban Leadership Program, a joint project of LEAP and the Urban Studies Department, was designed to offer CWA Local 1180 members a special opportunity to pursue studies in public policy and public administration. Students enrolled in the Urban Leadership Program improve their analytical skills and expand their knowledge of government agencies, labor relations, planning, the legislative and budgetary process, and the problems faced by those who deliver and those who use public services.
Courses use innovative curricula and participatory teaching methods.
Students are encouraged both to analyze specific policies in such areas as health care, housing, criminal justice, economic development, and education, and to propose changes to these policies. In a bottom-up approach to influencing public policy, the students' mission is to identify structural flaws, poorly conceived policies, and failures of leadership that impact negatively on communities. Based on their work, students prepare task force reports, then propose changes in policies that will improve the quality of urban life. Members of CWA Local 1180 may take up to 24 credits in Urban Studies on a tuition free basis. The Urban Leadership program has attracted the interest of other union members and the general Queens College student body.