Chapter 1

The average college graduate earns about what percent more than a non-college graduate over a typical, forty-year working lifetime.

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What percentage of college graduates say that college has been a good investment for them personally?

• 16%

• 36%

• 66%

• 86%

Students who get involved in career-planning activities

• arrive to class on time, sit in the front of the class, and complete all homework assignments.

• stay in college longer, graduate on time, and improve their academic performance.

• go see their counselors more, meet with professors during office hours, and participate in work-study.

• go see their counselors more, meet with professors during office hours, and participate in work-study.

The high school experience and expectations are not very different than being in college

• True

• False

A synchronous online course means

• the class meets in real-time, through some kind of live interaction tool.

• the class does not all meet at the same time, but allows students to go online at different times to complete assignments.

• students can long in at a specific time for class or not. It is their choice.

• students must be disciplined and complete reading and assignments independently

Face-to-face classes provide the opportunity to be present in class with the professor and other students each week, while asynchronous online classes allow the flexibility to complete assignments whenever it is convenient and not have a dedicated time to be in class or online.

• True

• False

What percentage of undergraduates are community college students?

• 26%

• 36%

• 46%

• 56%

Typically, a degree requires core/general education courses, major courses, and elective courses

• True

• False

A first-generation college student is one who does not have a parent who graduated from college with a baccalaureate degree

• True

• False

Students with disabilities include

• Those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders

• Learning Disabilities

• Blindness or Low Vision

• All of these responses