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Guth, Douglas J. – Community College Journal, 2017
In 2012, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) released a report stating, in no uncertain terms, that "the American dream is imperiled." Data supporting this declaration highlighted a sagging economy and a record number of Americans who had fallen into poverty. A product of the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Time to Degree, Graduation
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Collett, Stacy – Community College Journal, 2013
As they closed the books on the 2012-2013 school year, Long Beach City College continued the task of pouring over years of student enrollment data. They found that after years of offering remedial courses for students who entered unprepared for the rigors of higher education, the college reported and astonishing 500 percent increase in the number…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College School Cooperation, Institutional Cooperation, College Readiness