Community College Research Center

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DEEP Insights: Redesigning Dual Enrollment as a Purposeful Pathway to College and Career Opportunity
How Community Colleges Can Help Address Teacher Shortages
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New Federal Transfer Data: Which Colleges Are Serving Community Colleges Transfers Best?
New Federal Transfer Data: Which Colleges Are Serving Community Colleges Transfers Best?

The U.S. Department of Education recently released data on community college student transfer and outcomes. What do the data reveal about how well colleges and universities are serving community college transfer students? This post highlights three major takeaways from the data.

New from CCRC: How Important Are Community Colleges in Promoting STEM?
How Important Are Community Colleges in Promoting STEM?
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The Long-Term Effects of Multiple Measures Assessment at SUNY Community Colleges
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A Foundation and a Fire: Strengthening Humanities Education in Community Colleges
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Guided Pathways at Kirkwood Community College
Guided Pathways at Kirkwood Community College

Kirkwood Community College's director of guided pathways reflects on the College's reforms and how their efforts have evolved since CCRC's Guided Pathways Summer Institute.

New from CCRC: Deep Insights: Redesigning Dual Enrollment as a Purposeful Pathway to College and Career Opportunity
DEEP Insights: Redesigning Dual Enrollment as a Purposeful Pathway to College and Career Opportunity
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Introducing DEEP: A Research-Based Framework for Broadening the Benefits of Dual Enrollment
Introducing DEEP: A Research-Based Framework for Broadening the Benefits of Dual Enrollment

A new approach to dual enrollment encourages community colleges to partner with middle and high schools to motivate and prepare underserved students to pursue a postsecondary degree in a field of interest directly after high school.

New from CCRC: Innovating at Scale: Guided Pathways Adoption and Early Student Momentum Among the AACC Pathways Colleges
Innovating at Scale: Guided Pathways Adoption and Early Student Momentum Among the AACC Pathways Colleges
Pandemic Relief Funding for Community Colleges
Letter from the Director: Community Colleges and Racial Equity
Letter from the Director: Community Colleges and Racial Equity
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Latest Research Findings

Advancing Equity With Effective Community College Transfer Pathways

Advancing Equity With Effective Community College Transfer Pathways

November 2023

John Fink, Aurely Garcia Tulloch, Jessica Steiger & Vikash Reddy

How Important Are Community Colleges in Promoting STEM?

How Important Are Community Colleges in Promoting STEM?

November 2023

Clive Belfield & Thomas Brock

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Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges

CCRC co-leads a 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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