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Course Length and Student Success: Quantitative Analysis of 7-Week Courses
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Tennessee’s community colleges have increased their 7-week course offerings in recent years, which has raised important questions about the impact, efficacy, and quality of the courses that are shorter than a traditional 15-week semester. The second in a series of policy briefs probing these questions finds that based on quantitative analysis, these courses are associated with improved learner outcomes.