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Friday, February 17, 2017
California Launches the Nation's Largest Community College Course Exchange - Marguerite McNeal, EdSurge
Even the most driven students are stuck if the classes they need aren’t available. At best they have to wait another semester to enroll. At worst they run out of financial aid and drop out of school before they have a chance to take the courses. To help students get the credits they need, some colleges are pooling resources on an unprecedented scale. To help students get the credits they need, some colleges are pooling resources on an unprecedented scale. California Community Colleges, the nation’s largest system with 113 institutions, just launched a course exchange so students at one campus can take classes online at another if those courses aren’t available on their home turf.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-10-23-california-launches-the-nation-s-largest-community-college-course-exchange