COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFILE
Remarkable results: LaGuardia Community College
Two-thirds of LaGuardia Community College students were born outside the United States. Many students are the first in their family to attend college, and most come from families with an average annual income of $26,400. Yet 60 percent of LaGuardia's students go on to four-year
schools. What is the secret of LaGuardia's success? More ...
STUDENT PROFILE
Student support is a key to success
Student support services at LaGuardia Community College offer underserved students opportunities to succeed. A first-generation student from Bolivia took advantage of support services at LaGuardia, and now she's attending a highly selective four-year college. More...
BEST PRACTICES
Reducing barriers to student success
Institutional factors and student support services influence student success. Lumina Foundation supports the testing and proliferation of best practices for student success. More...
ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Pathways challenges leaders to improve college access
The Pathways to College Network has released A Shared Agenda, outlining recommendations to make a college education a realistic goal for all Americans. Recommendations include making college-preparatory curriculum the standard for all students and providing early financial aid commitments, assuring students support if they take steps
to prepare for college. More...
HISPANIC COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
Latino undergraduates: college enrollment trends
Hispanic college students often attend college in a manner that makes it more difficult for them to attain their educational goals. For example, among young undergraduates at two-year colleges, 61 percent of Latinos attend full time; for whites the figure is 74 percent. Learn more about
Hispanic college enrollment from a national survey by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
ACCESS: PREPARATION
High school diploma is not a good yardstick
The high school diploma has little meaning in determining whether a student is ready for college or the workplace, according to a report released by an alliance of education groups. Read the full report, prepared by the American Diploma Project, and view the benchmarks. |
