Bibliograph

Discounted dreams, high hopes and harsh realities at America's community colleges, PBS ; producers, Carrie Glasser and Shae Isaacs ; executive producer, John Merrow ; Learning Matters, Inc

Type

Label

Discounted dreams, high hopes and harsh realities at America's community colleges, PBS ; producers, Carrie Glasser and Shae Isaacs ; executive producer, John Merrow ; Learning Matters, Inc

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Discounted dreams

Oclc number

135200514

Responsibility statement

PBS ; producers, Carrie Glasser and Shae Isaacs ; executive producer, John Merrow ; Learning Matters, Inc

Runtime

Sub title

high hopes and harsh realities at America's community colleges

Summary

Filmed in California, Colorado, Illinois, and New York, this documentary explores the paradoxes of the nation's 1200 community colleges. Community colleges are the fastest growing segment of American higher education--and some say the most vital to America's future--offering a staggering array of classes and job training programs. But growing enrollment is straining the system, underfunding persists, and in spite of some remarkable success stories, they fail to graduate even half of those who come. The stories of four students illustrate the challenges faced by thousands of hopeful people at community colleges nation wide

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Jose's story -- Second chance -- Transfer possibilities -- Scant resources -- Why few make it -- Playing catch up -- Teaching remediation -- Churn -- Finish line -- Reprise -- Credits

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

High hopes and harsh realities at America's community colleges

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