Ep. 129: Voices of Student Success: A College Bridge Program for Incarcerated Students
A recently launched college bridge program improves college readiness for students enrolled in higher education programs in prison.
For insight into the questions community college leaders are wrestling with, this episode features a discussion with Steven Johnson, president of Sinclair Community College. Johnson talks about budget planning and the enrollment picture for Sinclair, which is located in Dayton, Ohio. He also describes how the college has maintained its robust prison education programs amid the pandemic, and how Sinclair is planning for when it emerges on the other side of this crisis.
Support for this podcast is provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is committed to preserving and expanding educational opportunity for today’s students. Now more than ever.
A recently launched college bridge program improves college readiness for students enrolled in higher education programs in prison.
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