A UniThrive spokesman said some other schools had expressed interest in the program.
"Out here, there wasn't a whole lot of interest" in the program, he added.
(Min Tae-hye, another coordinator, said North Korea's recent nuclear tests have had no effect on interest in the program).
Dr. Adler said both school districts and a number of teachers have expressed interest in the program.
So far, the agency has not made a decision, but it has showed interest in the program.
More than 50 operators have expressed interest in the program, according to the company, and applications are in development.
But for years, this has been a challenge, as residents lose interest in the program and ownership of the homes often changes.
The officials, who emphasized that it was too early to assess interest in the program, said they were still educating eligible African nations about the program.
Acceptance into the senior-year program, offered at 10 of the city's 18 vocational high schools, is based on grades, attendance and interest in the program.
Still, there was certainly widespread interest in the program, and the Philharmonic deserves credit for making the music so available to so many.
Although 70percentt of the people who expressed interest in the program were members of minorities, many of them ultimately lost interest and dropped out.
