New Directions for Community Colleges · 2004 · 37 citations · 8 references
EthnicityPostsecondary EducationEducationSocial StratificationRacial DisparitiesUnited StatesSocial SciencesRaceStudent RetentionStudent CultureInclusive EducationAfrican American StudiesCollege PipelineUniversity Student RetentionRacial EquityCommunity College StudentsHigher EducationMajority StudentsStudent AffairSecondary EducationSociologyCommunity CollegesDemography
Abstract This chapter presents an overview of the demographic shifts occurring in the United States and discusses the associated rapid increase in the number of community college students from diverse racial backgrounds. Profiles of two community colleges offer examples of timely responses to emerging majority students' academic, economic, and social needs.
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Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: Census 2000 Brief.
Elizabeth M. Grieco, Rachel Cassidy · 2001 · 361 citations
The American Community College
Eileen Kuhns · The Journal of Higher Education · 1991 · 152 citations
Postsecondary Education, Student Affair, Higher Education +6