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Redesigning America’s Community Colleges : A Clearer Path to Student Success /

Bailey, Thomas R.

Redesigning America’s Community Colleges : A Clearer Path to Student Success / Davis Jenkins, Thomas R. Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggars. - Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only - 1 online resource (250 p.) : 6 graphs, 1 table

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Redesigning College Programs -- 2. Guiding Students -- 3. Rethinking Student Instruction -- 4. Helping Underprepared Students -- 5. Engaging Faculty and Staff -- 6. The Economics of College Redesign -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index

restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec

Community colleges enroll half of the nation’s undergraduates. Yet only 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree in six years. Redesigning America’s Community Colleges explains how two-year colleges can increase their students’ success rate quickly and at less cost, through a program of guided pathways to completion.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780674425934

10.4159/9780674425934 doi


Community colleges--United States.
EDUCATION / Higher.

achieving the dream. advising. completion agenda. curriculum. developmental education. disadvantaged students. enrollment. graduation rates. guided pathways model. how improve success community college. online learning. postsecondary outcomes. program maps. transferring colleges. underserved.

LB2328 / .B26 2015eb

378.1/5430973