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A Failing Safety Net: Declining Community College Affordability

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Benen
dc.contributor.authorFinney, Joni E.en
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Sarahen
dc.date.accessed2018-01-18en
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-16T19:54:05Zen
dc.date.available2018-07-16T19:54:05Zen
dc.date.issued2016-12-01en
dc.description.abstractThe nation’s community colleges serve as the educational safety net for millions of students. While the safety net is showing signs of wear, it can be restored within current state and federal policies guiding higher education. Bipartisan support can and should be developed for this agenda because it cuts across the desire within both major political parties to create opportunities for those left behind. As policymakers consider how to make a community college education affordable to people across all walks of life, this report points out some policy questions and recommendation for them.en
dc.description.sponsorshipInstitute for Research on Higher Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvaniaen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://www.gse.upenn.edu/pdf/irhe/affordability_diagnosis/community_college.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/84008en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherInstitute for Research on Higher Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvaniaen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectHigher education and stateen
dc.subjectEducation, Higher--Government policyen
dc.subjecthigher education costsen
dc.subjectsocial integrationen
dc.titleA Failing Safety Net: Declining Community College Affordabilityen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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