Basic Skills Completion:The Key to Student Success in California Community Colleges
The California Community Colleges educate approximately 2.4 million students each year. The majority of first-time entering students (approximately 70–80 percent statewide) need at least one pre-transfer level mathematics, English reading and/or writing, and/or English as a second language course. Recognizing this need, in 2005/06, California Community Colleges Board of Governors member George Kaplan spearheaded the effort for the Chancellor’s Office to focus system-wide attention on various obstacles our students face, including their need of basic skills.