November 28, 2003

How Community Colleges Measure Up

By JAMILAH EVELYN

Their students give high marks to teachers but are less satisfied with services

Table: How 'Engaged' Are Students?By JAMILAH EVELYN

As part of an unprecedented nationwide effort to measure the quality of education at community colleges, researchers held a series of focus groups with students at Richland College here this month about classes and services at the 14,000-student community college.

The college received mixed reviews. One participant, Patrice L. Sims, thought

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