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About CCRC
| CCRC is the leading independent authority on two-year colleges in the United States. We conduct research on the issues affecting community colleges and work with colleges and states to improve student success and institutional performance. |
Selected Resources
- Administrators & Faculty
- Institutional Researchers
- Policy Makers
This practitioner packet summarizes CCRC findings on online course outcomes, and presents insights and recommendations for administrators and instructors seeking to improve online student performance.
More Resources for Administrators & FacultyPathways to Faculty Learning and Pedagogical Improvement
Designing Meaningful Developmental Reform
Designing Meaningful Developmental Reform
This publication, the second in CCRC’s Analytics series, examines the progression of community college students in transfer-oriented programs through the general education core curriculum.
More Resources for Institutional ResearchersCharacteristics of Early Community College Dropouts
Not Just Math and English: Courses That Pose Obstacles to Community College Completion
Not Just Math and English: Courses That Pose Obstacles to Community College Completion
Based on findings from a three-year study of Washington State’s Student Achievement Initiative, this policy brief offers lessons for state leaders seeking to design effective higher education performance funding systems.
Recent Publications
| May 2013 | |
| The Opposing Forces that Shape Developmental Education: Assessment, Placement, and Progression at CUNY Community Colleges | |
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| Access and Success with Less: Improving Productivity in Broad-Access Postsecondary Institutions | |
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| May 2013 | |
| Financial Aid Policy: Lessons from Research | |
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| Reshaping the College Transition: States That Offer Early College Readiness Assessments and Transition Curricula | |
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| Entering a Program: Helping Students Make Academic and Career Decisions | |
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Upcoming Presentations
| May 18–22, 2013
Long Beach, CA
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| Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum |
CCRC-Led Research Partnerships
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| CAPSEE investigates labor market outcomes of education pathways at two and four-year colleges. |
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| NCPR examines programs designed to help students transition to and succeed in college. |
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