SUNY, CUNY remedial course enrollments rise

Originally published: February 11, 2013 9:28 PM
Updated: February 11, 2013 9:37 PM
By JOHN HILDEBRAND john.hildebrand@newsday.com

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More than half of all SUNY and CUNY students enrolled full-time at community colleges took at least one remedial course during the latest year on record, the state Education Department reported Monday.

Education officials also said that percentages of students enrolled in remedial courses had risen over the span of three years, going from 43.7 percent in 2007 reaching 52.1 percent at two-year...

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