Dreaming Big: What Community Colleges Can Do to Help Undocumented Immigrant Youth Achieve Their Potential

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2012-09-01
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Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education
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This report describes promising practices and recommendations to serve undocumented students in five critical areas: increasing college access, making college affordable, supporting college readiness and success, offering alternatives for adult learners, and improving college retention and completion. The report also highlights federal and state measures to increase postsecondary educational access for undocumented students, describes the challenges they face, and illustrates the economic and social benefits of improving educational access for undocumented students.

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undocumented students, access to higher education, financial aid, college readiness, educational attainment
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