THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, February 12, 1996 TAG: 9602120095
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A3 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
Getting rid of remedial courses at colleges and universities could prevent many low-income and minority students from setting foot on campus, a report by a higher education group says.
About 13 percent of all undergraduates - 1.6 million students - took at least one remedial course in the 1992-93 school year, according to the report being released today by the American Council on Education.
The report said these students often hail from lower-income families, were born outside the United States and do not speak English at home.
Nineteen percent of all black, Hispanic and Asian American undergraduates and 15 percent of American Indian students took remedial courses in the 1992-93 school year, the report said. That compares with 11 percent for white undergraduates, the report said. by CNB