<p>*But who pays for this. If a kid snoozed though high school and then wants to go to college, at least he PAYS for his remedial classes. If he has those remedial classes in a public high school , then we as taxpayers, pay for those classes. *</p>
<p>Actually, depending on the state, the taxpayers are also paying for those college level remedial classes. For example, in California, the CCC tuition pays about 1/10th of the actual cost of the education because the CCCs are so heavily subsidized by the state.</p>
<p>If you also figure in all the state financial aid, such as CalGrants, for some of the students, their 1/10th chip-in is also covered by the tax-payers.</p>
<p>My thought is if more tax-payer citizens could see up close and personal some of the CC students who are stuck in a remedial merry-go-round of community classes (students who take these classes over and over and over) that the open door policy would change. </p>
<p>For California, I believe charging a more competitive rate for CCC classes (not a popular stance, I know) would help not just with the bottom line, but also have students think long and hard before signing up for the same pre-algebra class they flunked 2 times before at a CCC. When units are just $27 each and most classes then cost under $100 to take (with the state picking up the other $900 per class!!!) there just isn’t enough “skin” in the game on the part of some students.</p>