Letter: Focus resources on community college system

Friday, Dec. 7, 2001 | 4:19 a.m.

Jennifer Knight's Dec. 5 article on raising entrance requirements at UNLV aptly describes the waste of educational resources in committing university-level instruction to remedial studies. There is a rightful need for remedial studies, but it should be done within the community college system.

Attending the community college is not a demeaning choice for those truly interested in learning. I myself attend CCSN's Cheyenne campus where I am just now completing my first year of pre-calculus mathematics. I had to take a placement test to gain acceptance into that level. The instruction has been first-rate. I doubt that the quality of instruction at the UNLV campus surpasses what I have received. I am looking forward to completing the highest-level math courses at CCSN and then maybe transfer to UNLV.

My fellow classmates have an advantage over me. You see, I am 70 years old.

JAMES E. NICKELSON

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