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High School Dual Enrollment Reaches a New High: 3.1 Million Students

New data show dual enrollment has continued to expand across the country. In this blog post, CCRC's John Fink shares key takeaways from updated 2024-25 IPEDS data on dual enrollment, including a dashboard that shows the number of high school students enrolled at colleges in each state.

Why Every Student Needs an Educational Plan—and How Colleges Can Provide One

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Many community college students enter college motivated to earn a credential, transfer to a four-year institution, or secure a good job. But even students with clear goals may not have a plan. A new CCRC research brief examines why individualized career and educational plans are essential to student success.

Helping Transfer Students Find Their Place in College

Summer intern and former transfer student Claribeth Gutierrez explores transfer students' experiences—including her own—and how institutions can better support them.

From Ideas to Innovation: Measuring the Next Frontiers of Guided Pathways

In honor of the first anniversary of "More Essential Than Ever," the authors reflect on lessons from the book and share details about the next phases of their research on guided pathways, including a new scale of adoption assessment colleges can use to measure their scaling efforts.

Inside CCRC: Claribeth Gutierrez on First-Generation and Transfer Student Experiences

In this Q&A, communications intern Claribeth Gutierrez reflects on her transition to college, her experience as a transfer student, and her interest in improving higher education for first-generation and transfer students.

Inside CCRC: Samson Jue on Navigating Higher Education After a Global Pandemic 

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In this Q&A, communications intern Samson Jue discusses his academic interests and the challenges he faced navigating higher education during the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Behind Every Effective Dual Enrollment Partnership Are the People Who Make It Work

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A recent CCRC paper outlines how high schools and colleges define and navigate their roles and responsibilities within dual enrollment partnerships. In this blog post, the authors share four takeaways for supporting successful dual enrollment partnerships.

Inside CCRC: Narju Nawar on Combining Education, Psychology, and Research

In this Q&A, Research Intern Narju Nawar discusses her summer work at CCRC, the experiences that led to her interest in higher education, and her career goals.

Inside CCRC: Naomi Long on Breaking Transfer Barriers in Higher Education

In this Q&A, Research Intern Naomi Long discusses her summer work at CCRC and how her experiences as a transfer student inform her interest in higher education policy and research.

Empowering Faculty, Supporting Students: Faculty-Led Professional Development at Volunteer State Community College

Faculty-Led Professional Development at Volunteer State Community College
At Volunteer State Community College in Tennessee, a professional development program designed to help faculty understand the needs and strengths of students taking corequisite courses is central to the college's approach to developmental education reform.

CCRC Welcomes Four Interns for Summer 2026

Each summer, interns join CCRC to learn about higher education research, communications, and related career and graduate school opportunities. Meet this year's interns!

Five Ways States Can Increase the Return on Investment in Dual Enrollment

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How can states invest in forms of dual enrollment that produce the greatest returns for students, employers, and taxpayers? A new policy brief addresses how states can help more colleges and school districts adopt and sustain purposeful dual enrollment practices.

Introducing CCRC’s Second Dual Enrollment Student Advisory Panel

CCRC's dual enrollment team put together a student advisory group to keep their research grounded in students' perspectives. Meet the second cohort of the advisory panel, dubbed the dual enrollment squad!

Video Podcast: How the Postsecondary Collaborative Furthered CCRC Research on Online Education

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In a new video podcast, CCRC’s Susan Bickerstaff and Amy E. Brown discuss the growing need for improvements to online learning post pandemic, a set of instructional strategies designed to bolster students' self-directed learning skills in online courses, and unanswered questions about how colleges can improve online learning.

Stopped-Out Student Success in the San Joaquin Valley

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At California State University, Fresno, an online bachelor's degree completion program supports stopped-out students' return to college. English professor and program coordinator Alison Mandaville writes about the program's design, goals, and ways it supports and engages students.

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