We have long since passed the time when all college attendees were wealthy Caucasian men. So, too, is the era now bygone when being young, single, and unemployed were basic prerequisites of college attendance. These learners, while still very much in evidence, no longer comprise the majority of students in American colleges. With open admissions and the phenomenal growth of community colleges, the old aristocracy of college attendance has given way to a meritocracy, which in turn is being replaced by a new, egalitarian philosophy of college attendance. We have a breed of new students, some who come prepared to complete a traditional program in traditional ways. Others, who may have had poor academic preparation in inner-city or reservation schools; or are immobilized by having children at home or by being physically disabled; or perhaps serve in the armed forces, thereby preventing continuity in their educational experience, require a non-traditional approach to meet their postsecondary education needs. Externaldegree programs, programmed instruction, modularized curricula, and computer-assisted instruction are but a few of the ways community colleges have responded to these needs. New Methods of RecruitmentRecruitment of "new students" for traditional programs, and of all students for non-traditional programs, as might be expected, cannot best be accomplished by traditional means. The Annual Spring Visitation of college 55

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