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Cook, Annette G. – NADE Digest, 2016
In 2007, the president of Shelton State Community College in Alabama announced that with more than 60% of incoming freshmen placing into developmental courses, the college had a moral and ethical obligation to provide top-quality opportunities for underprepared students. He appointed a team to investigate options for improving services and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Readiness, Developmental Studies Programs
Seidel, Sam – Jobs for the Future, 2012
LifeLink is an innovative college bridge and retention program, developed and run by Good Shepherd Services, a nonprofit community agency providing youth development, education, and family services. Good Shepherd Services partners with the New York City Department of Education to help students who have struggled in school, or who have dropped out…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Postsecondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Transitional Programs
Bremer, Christine D.; Center, Bruce; Jang, Yoo Jeong; Opsal, Christen – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2013
This study examined the relationship of community college programs and services to retention of students in four community colleges, with an emphasis on determining whether outcomes vary for students in occupational programs and how student characteristics moderate these effects, with the goal of determining what is correlated with success.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Two Year College Students, College Students