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CCRC in the News

July 15, 2025

Community College Transfer Processes Often Discourage Students From Earning Bachelor’s Degrees, Research Shows

Journalist's Resource highlighted research that can help journalists investigate barriers to transferring from a two- to four-year institution, including a paper by Tatiana Velasco, Davis Jenkins, and other CCRC researchers.

July 11, 2025

These High School Graduates Earned a Diploma—and a $74,000 Teaching Contract

Tatiana Velasco was featured in Education Week discussing the postsecondary outcomes of dual enrollment students for a story about a dual-enrollment partnership program that puts students on a path toward earning a degree and teaching certification.

May 27, 2025

Education Department Cuts Could Leave Colleges Without Critical Data. Here’s What Students Need To Know.

BestColleges spoke with CCRC director Thomas Brock and research affiliate Jordan Matsudaira about cuts to the non-partisan Institute of Education Sciences that could lead to gaps in the data typically used to improve student outcomes.

Opinion

April 17, 2025

Building on the Progress in Developmental Education Reform

Nikki Edgecombe, Julia Raufman, and Ellen Wasserman wrote about the evidence for co-requisite remediation and its potential to increase student success on the Strong Start to Finish blog.

April 3, 2025

Grant Terminated

Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration, including CCRC's Judith Scott-Clayton and research affiliate Daniel Sparks, describe some of the myriad impacts of the funding cuts in Inside Higher Ed.

March 22, 2024

How to Boost Community College Transfers

What can we learn from two- and four-year institutions where transfer student success is higher than the national average? Tatiana Velasco shares four key takeaways in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Press Releases

March 31, 2025

New Report Outlines Three Essential Strategies to Improve Success of Community College Students Aiming to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree

A new report provides specific recommendations to improve the nation's failing transfer system, citing examples of success from across the country.

October 14, 2024

Dual Enrollment Boosts College Success But Gaps Remain

A new report from CCRC documents higher rates of college-going and completion for dual enrollment students relative to students who don’t participate in dual enrollment.

June 11, 2024

How Community Colleges Used Federal COVID Funding, Where the Funding Succeeded, and What Happens Now

A new study finds that community colleges spent nearly all the pandemic relief funding they received and used it to address a variety of student and institutional needs. It also finds that the relief helped colleges quickly pivot to online instruction and address emerging student needs.

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