And even in the best of times, they receive far less funding than four-year colleges and universities.
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The pilot's success was astounding: 24 of the 27 seniors in the study were accepted into four-year colleges.
He provided stats on crime, educational attainment, presence of four-year colleges and an index on cultural and recreational opportunities.
We are seeing more students beginning at 2-year colleges and then coming into junior year with an Associates Degree.
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In 1961 full-time students at four-year colleges in the United States studied an average of 24 hours each week.
Some start at a community college and then go on to four-year colleges.
They, nevertheless, have consistently higher rates of retention and graduation than four-year colleges or even two-year community colleges.
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According to the College Board, tuition and charges at private four-year colleges rose 5.8% this year and 9.6% at public colleges.
College-readiness figures like the ones my opponent cites look only at 17-year-old high-school graduates who satisfy minimal entrance requirements for four-year colleges.
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Two-thirds of students at four-year colleges attend state schools, and a growing number of public colleges offer fine honors programs for top students.
And the opportunity for them then to further their education -- Roger, you asked earlier the question about the connection to four-year colleges.
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The broader state system of two- and four-year colleges governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents is also part of the agreement announced Thursday.
They may not go to four-year colleges right away, but the community college system can be just a terrific gateway for folks to get skills.
Our list reflects what freshmen entering any of these traditional, four-year colleges and universities can expect to be billed for tuition, fees, room and board.
According to the Department of Education, there are currently 2, 235 four year not-for-profit colleges and universities and 1, 067 two-year colleges in the United States.
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International Data Corp. also predicts that the proportion of four-year colleges offering a distance learning program will grow from 62 percent to 84 percent by 2002.
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We have already made progress on this front. (Applause.) And I'm not just talking about four-year colleges, I'm talking about two-year community colleges, getting advanced training.
There are also more four year colleges, totally some 778.
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There are people graduating from junior colleges and two-year colleges with diplomas and certifications that are allowing them to go into the work force with relatively good pay right now.
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With scholarships and financial aid, 40% of Strive students attend four-year colleges without having to come out of pocket for their tuition -- compared with 32% of low-income college students nationwide.
For our combined educational ranking, we gave the number of four-year colleges greater weight than both the number of two-year and the number of highly ranked institutions in a metro area.
It means revitalizing how we train our young people for the jobs of the 21st century, creating skills for American workers, not just through four-year colleges but also through two-year colleges.
Women hold almost all leadership positions in high school, where they also lead SAT reading scores and are catching up in math, and represent 57% of enrollment in four-year colleges, Spar said.
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Between 1980 and 1992, for example, the proportion of disadvantaged children in four-year colleges fell slightly (from 29% to 28%) while the proportion of well-to-do children rose substantially (from 55% to 66%).
The authors of the book, Bert Sperling and Peter Sander , collected the number of two- and four-year colleges and the number of universities with selective admissions from the National Center for Education Statistics and Princeton Review, respectively.
Assuming we see reputable online degrees emerge at a price point significantly lower than what traditional four-year colleges can provide, at what point in the hierarchy of higher education will people figure that the price premium for a residential experience is simply not worthwhile?
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The X-Man notes that half of all Americans who enter college never finish, that almost sixty per cent of students who enroll in two-year colleges need developmental (that is, remedial) courses, and that less than thirty per cent of faculty in American colleges are tenure-track.
When we think about skills for American workers, we got to make sure that everybody has the opportunity not only for four-year colleges, but also two-year colleges, the community colleges that Dr. Jill Biden is doing such a great job promoting all across the country.
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We must also eliminate barriers for those students who work hard to acquire STEM skills but lack the funds to attend four-year colleges by providing scholarship programs and support through organizations like NACME ( National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and Industry groups like the American Council of Engineering Companies.
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