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A smooth-tongued attorney must deal with an extremely eclectic staff and student body when he is forced to attend a local community college after his education is deemed invalid by the bar.

Jeff Winger and the whole bunch of mismatched community college students are back for season two. Will Jeff pop the big question to Britta? What incites innocent Annie to chloroform a janitor? What makes Troy boldly go for LeVar Burton? All of these questions, and many more will be found this season.

The sixth and final season, that consists of thirteen episodes that were aired on Yahoo Screen online. "Hacked emails, virtual reality, schlocky sci-fi filmmaking, grifting, forbidden paintball, a giant hand, a wedding and a stage adaptation of The karate kid ... Welcome back for one crazy year at Greendale Community College!"--

Community colleges are the fastest growing segment of American higher education. With low tuition and flexible scheduling, community colleges provide an array of classes and job training to 12 million students nationwide. But today community colleges are facing greater challenges than ever: more students with more needs, chronic underfunding, and an open-door admission policy that too often becomes a revolving door. John Merrow explores the contradictions...

"Get a good education without massive debt, and enter a field that's actually hiring. In coming years, millions of great jobs will be opening up in growth areas like advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, health care, information technology, and sustainable energy. These jobs can pay as well as, or much better than, the average income for four-year college graduates. They generally offer high levels of day-to-day satisfaction. And the path to all...

Describes how to get into, succeed in, and move beyond community college, discussing such topics as financial aid, study techniques, distance learning, extracurricular activities, and transferring to a four-year school.

Since 2000, America's most ambitious young evangelicals have been making their way to Patrick Henry College, a small Christian school just outside the nation's capital. Most of them are homeschoolers whose idealism and discipline put the average American teenager to shame. And God's Harvard grooms these students to be the elite of tomorrow, dispatching them to the front lines of politics, entertainment, and science, to wage the battle to take back...

"American higher education is in crisis-- costs continue to climb skyward while public funding is in decline. In response, university administrators have aimed to enrich their campuses and the surrounding areas with amenities to attract students and faculty, especially in urban areas where students can explore cities from the safety of the ivory tower. But what, then, becomes of the communities and cultures surrounding these campuses?... Historian...