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Education leadership and policy studies prof researches community college landscape

AMES, Iowa -- As a student who attended three different community colleges before earning his undergraduate degree from UCLA, Frankie Santos Laanan learned the value of community college education. He also knows the obstacles community college students face when they transfer to four-year institutions to complete their bachelor's degrees.

That's why Laanan -- an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) at Iowa State University -- has made community college students the focus of his research. He will share results of two of his most recent studies with the State Board of Education during its meeting this Thursday, July 26, in Des Moines.

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Iowa Department of Education Press Release
Des Moines Register Article - Study questions universities' bid for 2-year grads
Full Report of Research Findings
Research Brief No. 1: Transfer Behavior of Iowa Community College Students

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