Our research provides a foundation for innovations in policy and practice that help give every community college student the best chance of success.

Our research provides a foundation for innovations in policy and practice that help give every community college student the best chance of success.
Featured Publication

The Returns to Degree Completion at CUNY’s Community Colleges

April 2026
Drawing on more than a decade of data, this report examines earnings returns for CUNY community college associate degree program entrants, showing substantial long-run gains from degree completion and distinguishing between terminal associate degree completion and pathways involving bachelor’s attainment.

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Most Community College Students Don’t Have a Plan—Here’s a Tool and Five Strategies to Help Change That

February 2026
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CCRC Researchers Discuss Why Students Leave College in New Podcast

March 2026

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Research Areas

Dual Enrollment

Developmental Education

Guided Pathways

Advising & Student Supports

Teaching & Learning

Transfer

Workforce Education

Latest Publications

The Returns to Degree Completion at CUNY’s Community Colleges

Veronica Minaya, Judith Scott-Clayton & Joshua K.R. Thomas

Community Colleges as Providers of Adult Education ESL: The Role of Federal Policy

Julia Raufman & Ariel Deutsch

The Causal Effects of Federal Work-Study Offers on College Enrollment and Program Participation

Veronica Minaya, Judith Scott-Clayton & Adela Soliz
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Latest Blog Posts

From Lone Wolf to Peer Support: The Power of Math Collaboration at Hartnell College

Andrea Lopez Salazar and Veronica Minaya in the audio studio with overlaid text that reads "Why students leave college: a conversation with two CCRC researchers"

CCRC Researchers Discuss Why Students Leave College in New Podcast

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What Dual Credits Are Lost When Transferring, and Why?

Banner with screenshot of data tool, with title that reads "Introducing the Community College Program Mapper"

Most Community College Students Don’t Have a Plan—Here’s a Tool and Five Strategies to Help Change That

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