| Author(s): | Mullin, C. |
| Title: | Rebalancing the mission: The community college completion challenge |
| Source: | http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Publications/Briefs/Do... |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Organization: | American Association of Community Colleges |
| Short Description: | This brief examines the rebalancing of the community college mission that needs to occur; emphasizing less the curriculum that is offered (academic transfer, workforce development, developmental education, etc.) and more the objectives students seek to complete (course enrollment, course completion, and certificate and degree completion). |
| Annotation: | In a remarkable confluence, federal and state governments
and foundations are urging a paradigm shift for community
colleges and similar institutions, from one emphasizing access to one emphasizing completion. Because of the egalitarian philosophy guiding community colleges, this shift has complex and challenging implications. This brief examines the rebalancing of the community college mission that needs to occur; emphasizing less the curriculum that is offered (academic transfer, workforce development, developmental education, etc.) and more the objectives students seek to complete (course enrollment, course completion, and certificate and degree completion). |
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