Many 2-Year Colleges Impose Tougher Academic Standards

Changes include graduation projects and minimum-grade requirements in core courses

As recently as two years ago, students in the City Colleges of Chicago system could earn a D in every core course and still graduate.

Such a poor performance won't fly today. Since last fall, the community colleges have required new students to earn at least a C average in their core courses in order to receive an

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