The new Math Modules at a Kansas college help students save time and money.

Over the years, a number of student-athletes have signed letters of intent to play sports at Northeast Community College. But now the Nebraska institution has used the same concept to focus on why students attend college in the first place, to obtain a degree and eventually get a job.

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Community colleges engaged in creating guided pathways for students are facing some expected challenges — from difficult conversations with faculty, to improving career counseling — but the changes are yielding results, even early on in their efforts.