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Contributor Brief·Nolvia Delgado · 1 article
Updated Sep 20, 2023

Community colleges replace race-conscious admissions as diversity solution

Delgado argues that community colleges represent a structural alternative to race-based admissions policies, offering institutions a legally viable pathway to build diverse student populations in the post-affirmative action era. She positions community college transfer pipelines not as remedial detours, but as intentional diversity infrastructure that circumvents legal constraints while serving underrepresented populations.

40%

of underrepresented minority students attend community college

“Community colleges serve as a practical workaround for institutions navigating post-affirmative action admissions landscapes.”

In a Post-Affirmative Action Higher Education Chasm, Community Colleges Can Fill the Gap

Community college enrollment concentration among underrepresented populations

Hispanic students in community colleges34 %
Black students in community colleges20 %
Asian students in community colleges14 %
White students in community colleges32 %

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34%Hispanic students
Hispanic students in community colleges
Black students in community colleges
Asian students in community colleges
White students in community colleges

2-year transfer

pathway allows selective universities to achieve diversity compliance

Elite universities can maintain selectivity while outsourcing diversity recruitment to community college systems.

In a Post-Affirmative Action Higher Education Chasm, Community Colleges Can Fill the Gap

The chasm is not between rich and poor—it is between those with alternative pathways and those without.

In a Post-Affirmative Action Higher Education Chasm, Community Colleges Can Fill the Gap

“Community colleges become the diversity compliance mechanism institutions now legally require.”

Themes:Post-affirmative action institutional pivot to alternative pathwaysCommunity college system as strategic diversity infrastructureLegal workaround versus structural equity in higher education access

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