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High School Dual Enrollment Grows to 2.8 Million

  • Essays
  • John Fink
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025
New data show dual enrollment has expanded across the country. CCRC's John Fink shares key takeaways from updated 2023-24 IPEDS data in this blog post.

Exploring Workforce Training for Advanced Infrastructure, Energy, and Agriculture (AIREA) Jobs

  • Essays
  • Multiple authors
  • Friday, September 26, 2025
Learn about a new data tool that shows the demand for workers in high-opportunity occupations that are being impacted by efforts to improve sustainability and efficiency, and the role community colleges play in preparing students for these jobs in this blog post.

A Mission-Driven Vision for Expanding College Access Using Dual Credit

  • Essays
  • Multiple authors
  • Wednesday, September 24, 2025
By putting research into practice, The Alamo Colleges District in Texas made dual credit both accessible and meaningful for more students. Learn how college and high school leaders worked together to make it happen in this blog post.

Lost in Transfer: What Happens to Dual Enrollment Students’ Credits After High School?

  • Essays
  • Multiple authors
  • Monday, September 22, 2025
Dual enrollment provides an opportunity to potentially reduce the time and cost of earning a bachelor’s degree. But what happens when the path after high school isn’t so clear? CCRC's Aurely Garcia Tulloch and Akilah H. Thompson share their experiences as former dual enrollment students and discuss ways to support dual enrollment students attempting to transfer their credits.

Video: Webinar Shares Tool to Understand Community College Alignment With Labor Markets in Advanced Infrastructure and Energy Sectors

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  • Megan Anderson
  • Tuesday, September 16, 2025
A recent CCRC webinar explored how community colleges can meet the growing workforce demands of evolving advanced infrastructure, energy, and agriculture industries. A recording of the webinar is available in this blog post.

Beyond Access: Designing Community College for Real Lives

  • Essays
  • Helen Kim
  • Thursday, September 4, 2025
Community colleges are often more accessible than four-year universities in terms of costs and schedule flexibility, but accessibility alone isn’t enough. Summer intern Helen Kim writes about her community college experience and how colleges can design courses that work with students' busy lives.

‘Wicked Problems’ in Climate Pedagogy

  • Essays
  • Bret Eynon
  • Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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More community colleges are incorporating themes of sustainability into their general education courses. Learn how an environmental biology course at Mesa Community College in Arizona is incorporating themes of climate action to encourage students to engage with complex, real-world issues in this blog post.

How Do New Community College Students Choose a Program of Study?

  • Essays
  • Multiple authors
  • Monday, August 25, 2025
Researchers explore new students’ decision-making process around programs and careers through a study conducted in partnership with four community colleges in California, Maryland, Ohio, and Texas.

Learning English in College: Immersion Program Versus Academic ESL

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  • Melissa Cruz Duque
  • Monday, August 25, 2025
CCRC intern Melissa Cruz Duque examines two CUNY pathways for English learners: the intensive English Language Immersion Program (CLIP) and traditional academic ESL courses.

The Role of Dance Education in Community Colleges

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  • Heather Dougherty
  • Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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How does dance education function in the community college setting? Dance instructor Heather Dougherty shares what she learned from surveying dance instructors at community colleges across the country.
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