October 20, 2022

Despite Hopes for a Rebound, Enrollment Falls Again

Overall enrollment at two-year institutions has shrunk only by 0.4% since fall 2021, and for the first time since 2019, enrollment declines were worse at four-year institutions. CCRC Senior Research Associate John Fink spoke to Inside Higher Ed about this development and the pivotal role played by dual enrollment. 

October 15, 2022

WSCC Garnering National Recognition for Improving Student Success

CCRC researchers Davis Jenkins, Serena Klempin, and Hana Lahr recently published "Funding Guided Pathways Reforms at Small Colleges: Three Ohio Community Colleges Show How to Do It," which documents in part the advances Washington State Community College (WSCC) has made in funding and sustaining guided pathways reforms. The Marietta Times reported on this progress and interviewed WSCC President Dr. Vicky Wood, who's also featured in the CCRC study. 

October 13, 2022

"We’re Not Going to Close the Equity Gaps": Despite Progress, California Community Colleges Won’t Reach Newsom’s Aspirational Goals

 In a report on the California Community Colleges' equity-gap goals and their methods for measuring student graduation rates, CalMatters cited CCRC's research (helmed by Davis Jenkins and Hana Lahr) on Ask-Connect-Inspire-Plan onboarding practices, which are designed to help students gain early momentum on their college trajectory. 

October 10, 2022

Overwhelming Demand for Online Classes is Reshaping California’s Community Colleges

As the Los Angeles Times reports, in pre-pandemic fall 2019, 80% of community college classes in California were fully in person, 15% were fully remote, and 5% were hybrid; two years later, the numbers were nearly flipped, with 25% of classes in person, 65% remote, and 10% hybrid. CCRC Director Thomas Brock shared his insight into the outcomes of online instruction in community colleges. 

October 06, 2022

Research Network to Examine Strategies to Help Colleges Bounce Back Post-Pandemic

Community College Daily reported on the new CCRC-led Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges (ARCC) Network. 

October 04, 2022

Many NYC Public School Grads Aren’t Ready for College, State Audit Finds

A recent New York State audit found that only 57% of students in New York City are college ready. CCRC Senior Research Scholar Elisabeth Barnett spoke to the New York Post about these findings and the reality of students' experiences: "Especially when students first get to college, they’re often very insecure about if they belong there. So if they get told they’re not college ready, that can be a very big blow."

September 27, 2022

Universities, Community Colleges Partner to Help Transfer Students Earn Degrees

The latest installment of PBS NewsHour's "Rethinking College" series uses CCRC research on transfer to frame their discussion of ADVANCE, which grants eligible Northern Virginia Community College students automatic admission to George Mason University while they're completing their associate degree. 

September 16, 2022

The Mystery of Short-Term Credentials

Are short-term workforce credentials really a money-saving shortcut to a good job? CCRC Senior Research Scholar Davis Jenkins added nuance to this narrative for The Chronicle of Higher Education.

September 13, 2022

Transfer Enrollments Continue Pandemic-Driven Decline

CCRC Senior Research Associate John Fink spoke to Inside Higher Ed about the pandemic's contribution to declining transfer enrollment, especially among the most marginalized students: “We should measure our success by how well we’re serving those students who have been disproportionately impacted by both the pre-existing challenges in our transfer system as well as the ones we’re seeing through the course of the pandemic.”

September 09, 2022

The Importance of Credit Accumulation with Taylor Odle and Davis Jenkins

This episode of the Come to Believe (CTB) podcast focuses on credit accumulation—how the rate at which students earn college credits can make a big difference on their trajectories and ultimate success. CTB's educational programs manager, Sam Adams, was joined by CCRC Senior Research Scholar Davis Jenkins and Dr. Taylor Odle of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.