News

CCRC in the News

July 31, 2026

Dual Enrollment Has Boomed. Now What?

Open Campus covered findings from a CCRC report that suggests states should shift their focus beyond just participation in dual enrollment and invest in the programs that are most likely to connect high schoolers to college credentials and jobs.

July 29, 2026

How Colleges Are Redesigning the Path to a Degree

Inside Higher Ed reported on a joint research project between CCRC and the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, which aims to increase the number of students enrolled in high-value degrees while improving programs with weaker post-completion outcomes.

July 23, 2026

Facing Political Attack and Falling Enrollment, Colleges Take the Fight to … Each Other

Competition is intensifying among institutions and recruiters for a dwindling pool of students. “This is the clash that occurs when you have declining populations overall and declining high school graduating classes,” Davis Jenkins said in Washington Monthly.

Opinion

February 6, 2026

Commentary: Support Nontraditional Students by Expanding Child Care at Community Colleges

Governor Kathy Hochul's proposal for free childcare is an economically sound investment that would provide essential support for parents at community colleges, who often struggle to juggle work, school, and caregiving responsibilities, Pascale Mevs wrote in the Times Union.

October 8, 2025

Staying the Course on Reforms

In an op-ed for CC Daily, Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, and Maggie P. Fay, co-authors of More Essential Than Ever, wrote about why community colleges are so well-positioned to meet student and workforce demand and the importance of successful reforms to ensure they continue to meet students' needs.

August 14, 2025

The Bachelor's Degree: Rethinking Pathways for Students in Rural Communities

Laramie County Community College president Joe Schaffer and CCRC's Davis Jenkins and Hana Lahr wrote about paths to bachelor's degrees for rural students and how increasing bachelor's degree offerings at community colleges can serve rural populations in Inside Higher Ed.

Press Releases

July 14, 2026

New Report Shows Community Colleges Can Rapidly Increase Student Enrollment in Programs That Lead to Good Jobs

A new report finds community colleges can, in a short time, increase the number of students enrolled in high-value programs that lead to good jobs or transfer pathways.

October 14, 2025

High School Students Who Combine Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement Courses Graduate College at Higher Rates and Earn More After College

A new report finds that students who combine dual enrollment with other accelerated coursework have better college and earnings outcomes.

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.