| | | Recent Publications | | Referral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community CollegesUsing a longitudinal dataset from Achieving the Dream colleges as well as NELS data, this article analyzes patterns and determinants of student progression through sequences of developmental education starting from initial referral.View AbstractPerformance Accountability Systems for Community Colleges: Lessons for the Voluntary Framework of Accountability for Community CollegesThis report discusses findings and implications of a study commissioned by the College Board to inform the development of the Voluntary Framework of Accountability for Community Colleges. CCRC researchers identified the performance indicators that states are already using for their community colleges and interviewed state higher education officials and local community college leaders on their experiences with the collection and use of such performance data.View AbstractHelping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can DoThis guide, published by the Institute of Education Sciences, is intended to help schools and districts develop practices to increase access to higher education. The guide indicates the level of research evidence informing each of its five recommendations.View AbstractThe Outlook for Noncredit Workforce EducationDrawing on a review of state policies in all 50 states as well as case studies of 20 community colleges in 10 states, this article examines the recent growth and future trends in noncredit courses connected with workforce instruction and contract training.View Abstract | | View all publications > |
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| Did You Know? | Dual enrollment, in which high school students enroll in a college-level course and potentially earn college credit, is widespread. Ninety-eight percent of public 2-year institutions had high school students enrolled in college courses during the 2002-2003 academic year.
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