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Article: Bridging the gap from GED to community college student: community colleges must develop comprehensive transition programs to give GED students a chance to succeed in higher education.(General Educational Development )
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- Diverse Issues in Higher Education
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- March 5, 2009
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Community colleges are at the forefront in providing accessible and affordable quality education to a growing population of students, many of whom are ethnic minorities. Depending on the data source, up to 46 percent of all new students entering higher education do so at the community college level, and that percentage breakdown is even more significant when considering race and ethnicity (46 percent Black, 55 percent Hispanic, 46 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, and 55 percent American Indian) as factors in the overall percentages of undergraduate students in community colleges.
Many ethnic minority students are either first-generation or first-time college ...
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Article: GED STUDENTS CLAMOR FOR SLOTS BEFORE TOUGHER TEST ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
July 26, 2001 ;
700+ words
...Byline: REBECCA LIVENGOOD CONTRIBUTING WRITER With plans for a new and, by some reports, tougher high school General Equivalency Diploma exam, local test sites are getting calls for available slots. The tests will incorporate some of the skills traditional high schools require. The American Council
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