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Download full textValle, Katherine – Association of Community College Trustees, 2016
Although the United States is touted as a country where anyone could be successful regardless of social class or national background, upward social mobility is hard to attain. Less than one in 10 children born into poverty will reach the top of the income distribution. For many individuals, postsecondary education has historically been a way out…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, Community Colleges
Direct linkFarmer, Ann – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2005
Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, offers to a select group of community college students from around the U.S., an intensive summer program called Exploring Transfer. Exploring Transfer, which recently completed its 21st summer season, is hailed as an affirmative-action program that provides a much-needed educational boost to its diverse,…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Urban Areas, College Students, Student Leadership
