Higher Education In Michigan: Overcoming Challenges to Expand Access

Autor/inn/en	Cunningham, Alisa F.; Erisman, Wendy; Looney, Shannon E.
Institution	Institute for Higher Education Policy, Washington, DC.
Titel	Higher Education In Michigan: Overcoming Challenges to Expand Access
Quelle	(2008), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Access to Education; Counties; Context Effect; Geographic Location; State Action; Institutional Cooperation; Medical Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Public Sector; Transportation; Financial Support; College Attendance; Educational Opportunities; Ability; Paying for College; Educational Attainment; Academic Achievement; Postsecondary Education; Rural Areas; Minority Groups; Community Colleges; Economic Progress; Enrollment; College Admission; Economic Status; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Staatliche Intervention; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Medizinische Ausbildung; Öffentlicher Sektor; Verkehrswesen; Finanzielle Förderung; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Studienfinanzierung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schulleistung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ethnische Minderheit; Community college; Community College; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Einschulung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung
Abstract	This report examines access to higher education in underserved regions of Michigan. This study focuses on specific concerns about postsecondary education access in three geographically diverse areas of the state: suburban Macomb County; the city of Saginaw; and six rural counties in the northeastern Lower Peninsula. The report provides a summary of findings regarding access to higher education in each of the three areas and proposes broad recommendations and policy alternatives to address the challenges of access to postsecondary degrees and institutions statewide. While findings from the three regions varied due to differing demographic and geographic conditions, a number of consistent patterns were found, including concerns about the affordability of a college education; poor public transportation systems; a lack of easily accessible four-year institutions; and, above all, the need to develop a college-going culture among Michigan residents. (Contains 9 figures and 2 boxes.) [For a brief summary of this report, see ED501511.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Higher Education Policy. 1320 19th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-861-8223; Fax: 202-861-9307; e-mail: institute@ihep.org; Web site: http://www.ihep.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10