Redesigning America’s Community Colleges : : A Clearer Path to Student Success / / Davis Jenkins, Thomas R. Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggars.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (250 p.) :; 6 graphs, 1 table
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Other title: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
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674425934
9783110665901
DOI:10.4159/9780674425934
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Davis Jenkins, Thomas R. Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggars.