<p>but we have made the committment as a community college to offer the courses that our students need</p>
<p>I guess my question is: why are remedial students considered “college students?” Why aren’t they offered the classes they might need on a pre-college basis? Much the same as immigrants can study English language and writing skills- and then, with this new level of preparedness, apply for admission? Can’t there be a distinction beween students who are not prepared for even the lowest level of degree-fulfilling classes and those who are?</p>
<p>We have a parallel problem in my state U, where you can apply with a C average and weak scores. These are the kids in the 100 and 200 level classes who struggle to such a degree that the profs cannot keep an ordinary U pace. It affects the kids who covered the material in hs and chose the stste U for many reasons, including lower costs.</p>