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Weiss, Michael; Brock, Thomas; Sommo, Colleen; Rudd, Timothy; Turner, Mary Clair – MDRC, 2011
Community colleges across the United States face a difficult challenge. On the one hand, they are "open access" institutions, with a mission to serve students from all backgrounds and at varying levels of college readiness. On the other hand, they must uphold high academic standards in order to maintain accreditation and prepare students…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Test Wiseness, College Students, Community Colleges
Sanchez, Mark Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Historically, first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities have had very high attrition rates at California Community Colleges and institutions of higher education in general. Based on figures compiled by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 2004, 4.5 million low-income, first-generation college students comprise…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Disabilities, Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students