1. From Access to Opportunity: The Evolving Social Roles of Community Colleges.
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Smith Morest, Vanessa
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COMMUNITY colleges , *HISPANIC American college students , *FIRST-generation college students , *NONTRADITIONAL college students , *DIVERSITY in education , *REMEDIAL teaching , *SOCIAL mobility , *HIGHER education , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
This paper looks at the social role played by community colleges, the students they serve, and some of the current challenges they face. Community colleges have always been multi-mission institutions and in recent decades have been leaders in enrolling students from diverse family backgrounds. 'Nontraditional' students make up the majority of community college students. This paper looks at the diversity of students in terms of race and ethnicity, first-generation college-goers, and students who are academically underprepared. The paper concludes with a discussion of the strengths of the community college experience for students coming from diverse backgrounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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