Acknowledgements Foreword-Susan Salvador Preface Part1. Understanding Today’s Community College Campuses
1. Junior Grows Up. A Brief History of Community Colleges-Lisa S. Kelsay and Betsy Oudenhoven
2. Community College Economic Climate, Policy Landscape, and the American Graduation Initiative-John L. Jamrogowicz
3. College Readiness and the Open Door Mission-Patricia Munsch, Tania Velazquez, and Corinne Kowpak
4. Technology. The New Core Competency-Susan J. Procter and Julie Uranis Part2. Welcome to Campus! Supporting Today’s Community College Learners
5. Who Are Our Students?-Patricia Munsch and Lisa S. Kelsay
6. Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration. A Value for Student Success Within the Community College Environment-Cara McFadden and Martha Mazeika
7. Student Orientation at Community Colleges-Jessica Hale
8. Residence Life at Community Colleges. Building New Opportunities for Student Learning-Carin W. Barber and Daniel J. Phelan Part3. A Closer Look. Specialized Populations and Communities on Two-Year Campuses
9. Older Adult Learning in Community Colleges. A New Wave of Adult Learners-Ramona Meraz Lewis, Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, and Christopher Bonapace
10. Two- and Four-Year College Contexts for Student Veterans-Tara Fagan and Shaftone Dunklin
11. Women Community College Student Leaders of Color. An Examination of Student Involvement Theory-Dimpal Jain
12. Looking Across the Research. Social and Cultural Capital’s Interplay with Marginalized Student Communities-Jesse S. Watson and Elizabeth Cox Brand Afterword-Stephanie R. Bulger Additional Resources-Tamara N. Stevenson Editors and Contributors Index