Essential Elements of Engagement: High Expectations, High Support

Table of Contents: Foreword - Inextricably Intertwined: High Expectations and High Support (p. 2) -- Expectations and Support: You Can't Have One Without the Other (p. 3) -- Characteristics of Community College Students: Most and Least Engaged Community College Students (p. 9) -- Data Show the Way: 2008 CCSSE Benchmarks and CCFSSE Results (p. 12) -- Special Focus: Financial Assistance (p. 17) -- Policy Matters (p. 20) -- Challenges and Opportunities (p. 22) -- Overview of the 2008 CCSSE Cohort (p. 23) -- CCSSE National Advisory Board (p. 24)