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Kolluri, Suneal; Tierney, William G. – Educational Forum, 2020
The college readiness of high school graduates has become a core objective of the education policy of the United States. Early college readiness programs now exist in 38 states, and early college transition curricula have been developed in 29 states. This article evaluates the oldest of these programs, the Early Assessment Program (EAP), operated…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Graduates, Culturally Relevant Education, High School Students
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Iloh, Constance; Tierney, William G. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Scarce research has been conducted examining why students choose to attend higher priced for-profit institutions over community colleges. The authors suggest that increased national concern over proprietary higher education warrants an in-depth comparative case study of the choice factors utilized by for-profit and community…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, College Choice, Community Colleges, Higher Education