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| The Senate Higher Education Committee will hold a public hearing to |
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| address the following Interim Charges: |
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| Review community college service areas to ensure that student needs are |
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| being met in the most effective and efficient manner. Study and make |
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| recommendations to improve the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the |
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| community college/university model for producing baccalaureate degrees, |
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| including identifying proven best practices; analyzing success rates of |
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| similar cohorts of students by comparing those who begin at community |
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| colleges with those who begin at four-year institutions; and analyzing |
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| transfer issues including dual admissions programs and academic advising |
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| services to facilitate a seamless transfer from two-year to four-year |
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| institutions. Include an assessment of the role of technical and |
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| vocational training programs and their impact on jobs. |
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| Study and make recommendations regarding improving developmental |
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| education, which costs the state over $100 million per year, with a focus |
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| on enhancing student success in these courses. |
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| *Public testimony will be limited to three minutes. If submitting written |
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| testimony or distributing handouts, please provide 15 copies, with your |
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| name on each copy, to the committee when called to testify. |
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