Community College Research Center

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
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Navigating the FAFSA: What Students Say About the Financial Aid Application Process
Navigating the FAFSA: What Students Say About the Financial Aid Application Process

Although there has been a movement to simplify the FAFSA application, challenges still remain. Intern Emily Perez interviews three CUNY students on their experiences applying for federal financial aid and reflects on her own experiences filling out the FAFSA application.

Pandemic Relief Funding for Community Colleges
Letter from the Director: Community Colleges and Racial Equity
Letter from the Director: Community Colleges and Racial Equity
Banner reads "New from CCRC: Implementing Caring Campus: Strategies College Presidents Use to Improve Culture and Support Reform"
Implementing Caring Campus: Strategies College Presidents Use to Improve Culture and Support Reform
Banner reads "New from CCRC: Dually Noted: Understanding the Link Between Dual Enrollment Course Characteristics and Students' Course and College Enrollment Outcomes
Dually Noted: Understanding the Link Between Dual Enrollment Course Characteristics and Students' Course and College Enrollment Outcomes
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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.

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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