Community Colleges and the Access Effect: Why Open Admissions Suppresses Achievement

By Juliet Lilledahl Scherer and Mirra Leigh Anson

Book Overview

Taking on the cherished principle that community colleges should be open to all students with a high school education, Scherer and Anson argue that open access policies and lenient federal financial aid laws harm students and present the case for raising the minimum requirements for community college entry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137336013
• ISBN13: 9781137336019
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"