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Terry's Page
Junior Colleges
- Problem
- Many Minority students lack the skills for success in college due to unequal K-12 education
- Underfunded schools
- Unsafe environments
- No resources / first generation students
- Student's, unfourtunatly, lack the skills and background necessary to advance in a four year institution
- Solution: Junior colleges
- Cheaper than four year school
- First generation students are common
- Lower teacher to student ratio
- Schools niched towards students with disadvantaged backgrounds
- Advanced degrees
- Not offered at JC until recently
- Schools teach skills necessary to transfer to a four year school
- Can introduce students to education in a more familiar threat free environment