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The College Completion Agenda by Jordan E. Horowitz; Brad C. Phillips (Editor)
Call Number: LB 2328 .N4 2013 Winter
ISBN: 9781118862162
Publication Date: 2014-02-10
This volume provides practical ways colleges can focus on the College Completion Agenda
What the Best College Students Do by Ken Bain
Call Number: LA 229 .B24 2012
ISBN: 9780674066649
Publication Date: 2012-08-27
The author of the best-selling book What the Best College Teachers Do is back with more humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college"and every other educational enterprise, too.
How to Have Fun Without Failing Out by Robert Gilbert
Call Number: LB 2343.3 .G55 2007
ISBN: 9780757305771
Publication Date: 2007-04-01
With these powerful, easy-to-use, student-tested tips you will enjoy a less stressful, more productive, and most memorable college experience. Absolutely, positively, guaranteed! Some of the secrets you'll learn include: Tip #35 How to get your professors to like you almost instantly ;Tip #170 The one must-do the night before any exam; Tip #180 The word to say that can help you get better grades; and Tip # 404 Fourteen words that will change your life
College Is Not for Everyone by Louis Rosen
Call Number: LC 148.2 .R67 2005
ISBN: 1578862450
Publication Date: 2005-06-09
College Is Not For Everyone: .Provides insight into current pressures being brought by many national and state legislators on school policies and curriculum .Provides factual information and research related to the success of schools and their contribution to the economy .Defends the right of students to not go to college if that is their choice .Makes the case for returning vocational programs to schools and community colleges.

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College Success Guaranteed by Malcolm Gauld
ISBN: 9781610480420
Publication Date: 2011-05-16
This book serves as a guide to help women on their path of empowerment and answers the questions: What is empowerment? How can I become empowered? Where do I start?It also has a message for every citizen of the world who wants to make a difference, starting with the fact that girls' empowerment concerns all of us and the future we want to create for ourselves and our loved ones.Finally, the reader's question: "How can I help?" is answered with a simple, but powerful empowerment system which anyone, anywhere, can do right now!
An Insider's Guide to Success in the Two-Year College by Gary Sattelmeyer
ISBN: 9780764108990
Publication Date: 1999-07-01
The assistant vice president and former dean and faculty member of a two-year college describes strengths and weaknesses that are specific to two-year colleges, then advises students on virtually all aspects of enrollment, attendance, and achieving academic success.
Community College Companion by Mark C. Rowh
ISBN: 9781593577414
Publication Date: 2010-08-01
Enrollment at community colleges is booming. but as students of all ages pursue this path many don't know how to pick the right program, juggle classes with other responsibilities, or succeed academically. This book guides students through these areas and shows them how to make the most of the community college experience.
How College Works by Daniel F. Chambliss; Christopher G. Takacs
ISBN: 9780674049024
Publication Date: 2014-02-17
Constrained by shrinking budgets, can colleges do more to improve the quality of education? And can students get more out of college without paying higher tuition? Daniel Chambliss and Christopher Takacs conclude that the limited resources of colleges and students need not diminish the undergraduate experience. At every turning point in students' undergraduate lives, it was the people, not the programs, that proved critical.
Naked Roommate's First Year Survival by Harlan Cohen; Cynthia Jenkins
ISBN: 9781402264986
Publication Date: 2012-07-01
The Naked Roommate's First Year Survival Workbook is your personal road map to creating and living your own best college experience.

Kirstie: College Dropout or College Grad?

At 17, Kirstie snoozed her way through school and fears she will be left behind as friends go off to college. She wants to do a job she loves, so she now must find her purpose and the drive to pursue it.

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College: How Necessary Is It?

Statistics indicate that the average American holds seven different jobs in his or her life. Joe Monday believes students should keep their options open and choose a career based on interests, values, skills, lifestyle, and overall personality.

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