The vast majority of high school students aspire to some kind of postsecondary education,
yet far too many of them enter college without the basic content knowledge, skills, or habits …

This paper seeks to answer some of the many questions that exist about credit-based
transition programs. The paper reviews 45 published and unpublished reports, articles, and …

2 redesigning america's community colleges tion efforts such as the US Department of
Education's College Navigator website, which allows students and parents to compare …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …

The student financial aid programs that were authorized under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act were intended to ensure that inadequate financial resources would not limit …

The purpose of this paper is to provide an operational definition of college readiness that
differs from current representations of this concept primarily in its scope. The paper suggests …

Each year, thousands graduate high school academically underprepared for college. Many
must take remedial or developmental postsecondary coursework, and there is a growing …

Low rates of college completion are a major problem in the United States. Less than 60
percent of students at four-year colleges graduate within six years, and at some colleges, the …

Though research on student attrition is plentiful and debate over theories of student
persistence vigorous, less attention has been paid to the development of a model of …