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Article: Community colleges going for class with survey to set up national ranking.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- January 26, 2003
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Byline: Meg McSherry Breslin and Robert Becker
CHICAGO _ Long cast as higher education's neglected second-tier, community colleges have never had national magazine rankings or big guidebooks that help students _ and the schools themselves _ see how they measure up.
Now, some higher education experts hope to change that through a national survey measuring for the first time just what students get from two-year colleges. At the same time, the initiative aims to put a new spotlight on community colleges, which are becoming an increasingly important player in higher education.
The survey, by the Community College Leadership Program at the ...