Online advising offers 24/7 help for those who can do without a human touch.
California is tackling a huge remediation challenge at the community colleges and the second-tier California State University system.
More California Latinos are college grads
August 11, 2011 by
More California Latinos are earning college degrees, but the college gap remains wide.
Also on Community College Spotlight: Many recent high school graduates who go on to community college skip orientation, don’t meet with an adviser and flounder.
High school was too easy, college was too hard
May 11, 2011 by
Young Texans talk about the barriers to college completion: not enough math or writing in high school, weak study skills and self-discipline and poor advice on college planning.
Also on Community College Spotlight: For-profit higher education isn’t good or evil, argues an AEI study as the U.S. Education Department finalizes “gainful employment” rules that could limit federal aid to for-profit college students
Advising: sherpas, gurus, nags
August 20, 2010 by
On Community College Spotlight: What advising style works best: Sherpas, gurus or nags?
Also, colleges try automated early alerts to warn students they’re at risk of failing a class.
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