Community College Research Center

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Budgets as Value Statements: Mapping How Finance Systems Drive or Reduce Inequities in Community Colleges
Budgets as Value Statements: Mapping How Finance Systems Drive or Reduce Inequities in Community Colleges

There is no simple recipe for developing an equitable, effective community college funding system. But understanding the challenges facing community colleges and the finance systems that underpin them can assist the development of new funding approaches. Kate Shaw, Lauren Asher, and Stephanie Murphy share findings from their latest report, Mapping Community College Finance Systems to Develop Equitable and Effective Finance Policy.

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Dually Noted: Understanding the Link Between Dual Enrollment Course Characteristics and Students' Course and College Enrollment Outcomes
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New ARCC Network Website
New ARCC Network Website

The ARCC Network, which is led by CCRC, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, and Wheelhouse, brings together community colleges and researchers to work on pandemic recovery. We launched a new website where you can find all ARCC Network projects, publications, blogs, and more!

New from CCRC: Smoothing Pathways to Transfer in the Humanities: A Report on the Strengthening Michigan Humanities Project
Smoothing Pathways to Transfer in the Humanities: A Report on the Strengthening Michigan Humanities Project
Higher Education Leaders Join CCRC’s Advisory Board
What Happened to Community College Enrollment During the First Years of the Pandemic? It Depends on the Students’ Age
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Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges

CCRC co-leads a new research network to explore strategies community colleges can use to bring back students who left during the pandemic, support their learning, and ensure they can succeed in the rapidly evolving economy.

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CCRC studies community colleges because they provide critical access to postsecondary education and are uniquely positioned to promote equity and social mobility in the United States. Our mission is to conduct research that helps these institutions strengthen opportunities and improve outcomes for their students, particularly those from underserved populations.

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