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Community colleges and the access effect : why open admissions suppresses achievement /

Scherer, Juliet Lilledahl, 1974-

Community colleges and the access effect : why open admissions suppresses achievement / Juliet Lilledahl Scherer and Mirra Leigh Anson. - vii, 260 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Open access in higher education -- The trouble in Tucson -- The price of completion at any cost -- The perils of paying for performance -- The revenue reality -- Honoring the letter and spirit of federal student aid -- The disabilities dilemma -- The access effect -- Creating a new admission standard -- Providing meaningful postsecondary options -- The equity/excellence enrosque -- The impact of global competition -- Restoring America's culture of learning.

9781137336002 9781137336019

2013039919


Community colleges--Admission.--United States

LB2351.2 / .S335 2014

378.1/5430973

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