I take the community college prototype in the United States to be one which provides 2-year courses – at higher education (HE) level – combining liberal, technical, vocational, and occupational or professional elements. These courses typically satisfy the requirements of the first 2 years of 4-year degree courses at universities, so that students can transfer with ease from a community college to a university. Although this prototype is common in the United States, and is becoming more widespread globally (Raby, 2001), it is not so well known in quite this form in the United Kingdom
In this chapter I will examine various differences and similarities between the US community college prototype and its equivalent in the United Kingdom, and also look at the impact on some minority groups within HE in the United Kingdom. I will assume my readers are familiar with the US model, and I will give more details of UK practice
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Edwards, R. (2009). UK Case Studies of SpLDs and Widening Participation for Minority Groups. In: Raby, R.L., Valeau, E.J. (eds) Community College Models. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9477-4_24
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