Posts published on October 7, 2010

Community Colleges Have High Public Approval In New Poll

  I am a consultant to AP for this poll, and there is more data on higher education to come out in the future. Many people were surprised that community colleges had such high approval rankings. The AP story is in the heading and the poll questions in the clip provided by ECS.

AP Poll: Americans Support Community Colleges
The vast majority of Americans feel it is better for some students to go to community college instead of a four-year school, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and Stanford University. Respondents rated community colleges as excellent or good at nearly the same rate as four-year schools. Seventy-one percent said it’s sometimes better for students to pursue a diploma or certificate from a two-year school than aim to enter a four-year college. (Associated Press, 10/05/10)