"This book defines and explores the four fundamental elements of a community college business model, demonstrates the necessity and impacts of the model, and provides guidance on managing within, effectively developing, and successfully implementing an operational framework structured to enhance student learning and success"--

"In the United States, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each year--nearly half of the nations 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 Americas Community Colleges is a concise, evidence-based guide for educational leaders whose institutions typically receive...

"Beyond Free College seeks greater investment in higher education by promoting a single metric-lower-cost-per-degree-granted-as the driver of a transfer pathway. The book aims to spur higher education advocates to reorganize the transfer function to serve neotraditional students in ways that advance completion, not just access to higher education"--

This book is about strategic data use by community college leaders and other staff for the purpose of making it actionable to improve student outcomes -- Provided by publisher.

In this book the author draws on the insights and evidence gained in administering the inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. This book identifies four domains of excellence including degree completion, equity, student learning, and labor market success, and describes in detail the policies and practices that have allowed some community colleges to succeed in these domains. By starting with a holistic definition of excellence, measuring...