February 08, 2024

What Do National Transfer Outcomes Reveal, and How Does North Carolina Compare?

EdNC covered the release of new transfer data, comparing national transfer trends to North Carolina's and summarizing key takeaways and recommendations from recent CCRC reports on transfer.

February 07, 2024

Study Says Community College Students Less Likely to Transfer to 4-Year School

A new report found that less than half of community college students that transfer to four year institutions finish a bachelor's degree within six years of starting college. Tatiana Velasco joined Drive Time with Michael Wallace on WCBS 880 to discuss the report's findings.

February 07, 2024

New Data Signal Flawed Transfer Process

Tatiana Velasco spoke with Inside Higher Ed about two new reports that reveal few community college students who intend to transfer and complete a bachelor's degree actually succeed. ForbesHigher Ed Dive, and Community College Daily also covered the release of the reports.

January 30, 2024

Virginia Colleges Are Trying to Make It Easier for Community College Students to Transfer. Doing So May Boost Enrollment.

Cardinal News covered Virginia's efforts to streamline the transfer process. John Fink weighed in on what makes college transfer a complex topic.

January 24, 2024

Enrollments Rise After Pandemic-Related Declines

Undergraduate enrollment is up again, according to new data. Tom Brock spoke with Inside Higher Ed about why students are choosing community colleges. Brock's quote was also featured in a Fortune article.

January 23, 2024

After Pandemic Disruption, Enrollment at CCAC Stabilizes

Tom Brock spoke with PublicSource about post-pandemic enrollment trends.

January 17, 2024

What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

DEI is central to the mission of community colleges, but that doesn’t make them immune from current struggles, Director Thomas Brock told Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Brock also predicted that in 2024, community colleges will continue to work on ensuring access for underrepresented students and will focus on strategies for student success and completion.

January 10, 2024

Community Colleges Primed For, but Struggling With, Tech Adoption

“Technology adoption is hard to do, especially when you’re underfunded,” Hoori Kalamkarian explained to Inside Higher Ed. “It takes a lot of training time, staff time, getting a buy-in among the staff—and doing that at a community college is especially challenging.”

January 09, 2024

A State Calculates the Costs of Dual Enrollment

In an article on the costs of dual enrollment in Inside Higher Ed, John Fink noted some of the ways that dual enrollment can pay off for community colleges. 

January 08, 2024

In College Math, Faculty Is Key. But Will This Insight Actually Help Students?

The pool of students who have access to college-level math has broadened, Susan Bickerstaff told EdSurge. A more diverse set of students requires increased support for high-quality teaching, which includes providing faculty with specific examples to guide their implementation of better instructional principles.