| Redesigning America’s Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success In the United States, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each year--nearly half of the nation's undergraduates. Yet fewer than 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree within six years. This fact has put pressure on community colleges to improve academic outcomes for their students. Redesigning America's Community Colleges is a concise, evidence-based guide for educational leaders whose institutions typically receive short shrift in academic and policy discussions. It makes a compelling case that two-year colleges can substantially increase their rates of student success, if they are willing to rethink the ways in which they organize programs of study, support services, and instruction. Bailey Thomas R. : Thomas Bailey is the George and Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Director of the Community College Research Center.Jaggars Shanna Smith : Shanna Smith Jaggars is Assistant Director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University.Jenkins Davis : Davis Jenkins is Senior Research Associate at the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University. |