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Rural Community Colleges: Teaching, Learning, and Leading in the Heartland

New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 137

by Pamela L. Eddy, John P. Murray ยท 2007

ISBN: 078799720X 9780787997205

Category: Education / General

Page count: 109

Sixty percent of American community colleges are located in rural areas, but urban colleges garner more publicity because of their larger enrollments. Rural institutions, however, play a significant role in their communities; they are often among the largest employers in the region, the single provider of low-cost post-secondary education, and the most significant provider of tools for economic development and cultural events ... This edition identifies issues rural leaders will likely encounter on their campuses and provides a set of tools and strategies to address those issues -- from cover.