Connecting With Part-Timers Is Key Challenge for Community Colleges, Survey Finds
The "part timeness" of students and faculty members is one of the greatest challenges community colleges face in creating strong campus connections, according to this year's Community College Survey of Student Engagement. Students who enroll part time are less engaged than their full-time peers, and more likely to drop out of college. That likelihood is high at community colleges, where...
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Audio: Community Colleges Create a Measuring Stick
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Community-College Leaders Hear Praise and Challenge From Schwarzenegger
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