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Increasing the Relevance of Curricular and Student Services in the Urban Community College
Author(s) -
Padrón Eduardo J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20060
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , miami , community college , relevance (law) , remedial education , urban community , postsecondary education , higher education , sociology , medical education , pedagogy , political science , mathematics education , psychology , economic growth , socioeconomics , engineering , medicine , economics , mechanical engineering , environmental science , law , soil science
As one of the country's biggest and most diverse institutions of higher education, Miami Dade College (MDC) has also grown into a leader among urban community colleges operating in very similar conditions. Here, MDC President Eduardo J. Padrón summarizes the extra measures behind a graduation rate that is among the highest for this sector of the most underprepared postsecondary students.