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Pandemic-Period Changes in Enrollment and Success Among Young Adults at Tennessee Community Colleges

TBR—The College System of Tennessee | November 2023

This brief describes the pandemic-period changes in enrollment and student success for young adult students at Tennessee’s 13 community colleges. After identifying areas where community colleges have bounced back and areas of ongoing challenges, this brief concludes with a description of new projects and tools designed to help the system promote pandemic recovery.

The ARCC Network is led by the Community College Research Center, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, and Wheelhouse: The Center for Community College Leadership and Research.

The ARCC Network lead team is supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305X220022 to Teachers College, Columbia University. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.

The ARCC Network is led by the Community College Research Center, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, and Wheelhouse: The Center for Community College Leadership and Research.