Remediation classes in college

REMEDIAL CLASSES are classes that some students must take in order to build up math, reading, or English skills BEFORE they are allowed to take regular college courses.
 Why You Don’t Want to take Remedial Classes:

• You can’t take regular college courses until you complete the remedial classes.
• These classes cost the same as college classes but DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS A COLLEGE DEGREE!

Nationally, 58% of high school students entering community college took at least one remediation course. Only 28% of these students went on to complete a degree. Keep in mind that many community college students are non-traditional, taking college classes after having been in the workforce.

In Nebraska during the 2012-13 school year 30% of students entering community college took a remedial math course, 20% took a remedial reading course, and 18% took a remedial writing course.

We have no way of knowing the number B-R students taking remedial courses, but we have some strategies to reduce the need for remediation.
- All students take college entrance assessments (ACT, COMPASS) in their junior year so they can identify areas of need and work to improve those skills before retesting.
- Teachers understand college-level coursework and hold students to that standard in junior and senior year courses.
- Students have the opportunity to take college level classes their junior and senior years, learning what a college class is like and the level of study needed to be successful.

For students that may need remediation in math, EdReady.org has a free, online math assessment that students can use to measure their college math readiness and identify skills that need to be improved. They will have a reading assessment available in April.