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O'Dell, Jade J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Developmental education students make up almost half of the community college population in the United States (Bettinger & Long, 2005). Approximately 42% of first-time freshmen at community colleges must enroll in at least one developmental education course in English, reading and/or math (NCES, 2010). Many developmental education students are…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Repetition, Community Colleges, Reading Achievement
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Klein, Brock; Wright, Lynn Marie – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2009
While much discussion about student success as it relates to access, equity, and underpreparedness at the collegiate level is taking place nationally and statewide, a strong and specific concern prompted some of the faculty at Pasadena City College (PCC), a large urban community college located northeast of downtown Los Angeles, to address the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Environment, Learning Centers (Classroom), Algebra