Community Colleges and the Access Effect

Scherer, Juliet Lilledahl; Anson, Mirra Leigh

ISBN 10: 1137336013 / ISBN 13: 9781137336019

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

About this Item

Taking on the cherished principle that community colleges should be open to all students with a high school education, Scherer and Anson argue that open access policies and lenient federal financial aid laws harm students and present the case for raising the minimum requirements for community college entry. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKA; JNMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412. . 2014. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Community Colleges and the Access Effect
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137336013
• ISBN 13: 9781137336019
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Taking on the cherished principle that community colleges should be open to all students with a high school education, Scherer and Anson argue that open access policies and lenient federal financial aid laws harm students and present the case for raising the minimum requirements for community college entry.

About the Author

Juliet Scherer is Professor of English at St. Louis Community College in Missouri, USA, and current President of the Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education.

Mirra Anson is the Director of Retention and Early Intervention at the University of Iowa, USA. She previously served as Director of Developmental Education for Missouri State University-West Plains and as a developmental writing instructor at MSU-West Plains and St. Louis Community College.