Community College Students Value Internet Access Over Teachers

  By Daniel de Vise Community college students have come to view online education as key to their success above all else, according to a new report billed as the first national survey of students in two-year colleges. Pearson Foundation hired Harris Interactive to survey 1,434 community college students last fall. Here’s the finding that stands out: More than than 70 percent of students surveyed “believe that it is important to have access to high speed Internet in order to succeed at community college,” the report states. “In fact, students tend to believe that high speed Internet access is more […]