Redesigning Americas Community Colleges - A Clearer Path to Student Success

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Bailey is the George and Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Director of the Community College Research Center. Shanna Smith Jaggars is Assistant Director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University. Davis Jenkins is Senior Research Associate at the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: Thomas R Bailey, Thomas R. Bailey, Thomas R. Jaggars Bailey, Bailey Thomas R., Shanna Smith Jaggars, Jaggars Shanna Smith, Davis Jenkins, Jenkins Davis
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9780674368286
• ISBN: 978-0-674-36828-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; USA, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, United States of America, USA, Educational strategies & policy, Higher education, tertiary education, Colleges of higher education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher