Reedley College’s One Book/One College supports the following Institutional Learning Outcomes:
1.1 (Interpret various types of written, visual, and verbal information)
3.1 (Analyze the fine arts, humanities, and social sciences from cultural, historic, and aesthetic perspectives)
Reedley College’s One Book/One College responds to the following CCSSE questions to further engage student learning:
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