March 14, 2024

A Deeper Look at Guided Pathways

Davis Jenkins and Hana Lahr spoke to Inside Higher Ed about two new CCRC evaluations of the guided pathways model. 

March 13, 2024

Community College Can Be a Gateway to a 4-year Degree. But Indiana Has One of the Worst Success Rates in the Nation.

In a story on Indiana transfer rates, John Fink spoke with WFYI Indianapolis about why students might choose community colleges.

March 05, 2024

Job Focused Community College Programs Grow—But Grim Transfer Trend Continues

Despite community college growth in fall 2023, experts say there’s a ‘troubling’ decline of students transferring to four-year schools. “It might seem like this is a community college issue, but that’s going to translate in years forward to many four-year institutions,” John Fink said.

March 04, 2024

Conference Highlights Importance of Dual Enrollment

At a conference focused on dual enrollment, Sarah Griffin presented on the DEEP framework and spoke with EducationNC about CCRC's dual enrollment research.

February 28, 2024

To Stem Enrollment Crisis, Should States Make Community College Free for All Residents?

Davis Jenkins told GBH News that offering college for free helps enrollment rebound at first, but two-year schools need to improve their product if they want lasting gains.

February 28, 2024

Transfers on the Rise

A new report shows the number of students transferring grew last fall, especially among disadvantaged groups. John Fink commented that the type of institutition students transfer to matters.

February 26, 2024

Wyoming Creates Future Pipeline of CTE Instructors

John Fink commented on post-pandemic enrollment growth in short-term, skill-based programs.

February 26, 2024

Report: Bachelor’s Degree Attainment for Community College Students Is Low in Pennsylvania and Nationally

Community colleges and four-year institutions have more work to do to ensure community college students transfer to four-year colleges and succeed there, Tatiana Velasco Rodriguez told Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 

February 21, 2024

Studies Show Few MS Community College Students Transfer to Four-Year Schools, Fewer Earn Bachelor’s

Mississippi community colleges see only 14% of their students transfer to four-year institutions and earn bachelor’s degrees within six years. “This is not rocket science,” Tatiana Velasco-Rodriguez told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. “This is something that can be done right.”

February 20, 2024

‘Something Has to Be Shaken Up’: How One State Hopes to Reinvigorate Its Community Colleges

A new plan to revamp public higher education in Pennsylvania calls for combining the state’s 15 community colleges with the 10 four-year universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Davis Jenkins commented on the proposal, calling it a step in the right direction.