{"id":1062,"date":"2017-05-23T18:27:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/?page_id=1062"},"modified":"2021-04-15T13:23:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T17:23:49","slug":"developmental-education-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/postsecondaryreadiness.org\/dev\/developmental-education-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Developmental Education FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Developmental Education FAQs<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Facts and stats on commonly asked questions about dev ed<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>
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DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION FAQS<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Before students set foot in a classroom, most colleges require them to take a placement test to determine if they are eligible for college-level math and English courses. If they aren\u2019t, they are placed into developmental education courses to strengthen their skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What do we know about who developmental education students are and what happens to them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Students in Developmental Education<\/h2>\n<\/div>

The majority of students at community colleges take developmental courses, as do a large percentage of students at four-year colleges. Black, Hispanic, and low-income students are disproportionately likely to be assigned to developmental education.<\/p>\n<\/div>