03961oam 2200721I 450 991045292890332120200520144314.00-415-66046-71-135-10669-X0-203-07409-21-135-10670-310.4324/9780203074091 (CKB)2550000001103178(EBL)1318972(OCoLC)854976330(SSID)ssj0000950804(PQKBManifestationID)12423126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950804(PQKBWorkID)10883786(PQKB)11683637(MiAaPQ)EBC1318972(Au-PeEL)EBL1318972(CaPaEBR)ebr10736724(CaONFJC)MIL505684(OCoLC)853455194(EXLCZ)99255000000110317820180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe state of college access and completion improving college success for students from underrepresented groups /edited by Laura W. Perna and Anthony JonesNew York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (253 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-66045-9 1-299-74433-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover ; The State of College Access and Completion ; Title Page ; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Improving Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Completion in the United States: Setting the Stage ; 2 Improving College Access and Choice; 3 Pathways to College for Underserved and Nontraditional Students: Lessons from Research, Policy, and Practice ; 4 Proficiency Approaches for Making More Students College and Career Ready ; 5 The Role of Remedial and Developmental Courses in Access and Persistence6 The Role of Finances in Postsecondary Access and Success7 The Potential of Community Colleges to Increase Bachelor's Degree Attainment Rates ; 8 Longitudinal Pathways to College Persistence and Completion: Student, Institutional, and Public Policy Perspectives ; 9 Access, Persistence, and Completion in the State Context; 10 Nonexperimental Designs and Causal Analyses of College Access, Persistence, and Completion ; 11 Conclusions: Improving College Access, Persistence, and Completion: Lessons Learned ; Contributor Biographies; Index<P>Despite decades of substantial investments by the federal government, state governments, colleges and universities, and private foundations, students from low-income families as well as racial and ethnic minority groups continue to have substantially lower levels of postsecondary educational attainment than individuals from other groups. <I>The State of College Access and Completion </I>draws together leading researchers nationwide to summarize the state of college access and success and to provide recommendations for how institutional leaders and policymakers can effectively improve the enCollege choiceUnited StatesUniversities and collegesUnited StatesAdmissionCollege costsUnited StatesMinority college studentsUnited StatesEducational attainmentUnited StatesElectronic books.College choiceUniversities and collegesAdmission.College costsMinority college studentsEducational attainment378.1/98Jones Anthony676023Perna Laura W862729MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452928903321The state of college access and completion2142689UNINA