PBS NewsHour

How community colleges can help close graduation gap

Clip: 08/20/2015 | 6m 53s

In Florida, a unique educational agreement is helping community college students reach graduation at a four-year university. The DirectConnect program allows those who earn a two-year community college degree to jump straight to a state school – thus saving thousands of dollars for low-income students who might not otherwise get that chance. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Aired: 08/20/15

Rating: NR

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