Publications
CalFresh Participation Among California’s College Students: A 2021–22 School Year Update
California Policy Lab | April 2024
This data point provides estimates of CalFresh participation rates among community college and University of California students in California.
CalFresh Participation Among California’s College Students: A 2020–21 School Year Update
California Policy Lab | April 2024
This data point provides estimates of CalFresh participation rates among community college and University of California (UC) students in California. It updates numbers from a previous first data point, which focused on CalFresh enrollment during the 2019–20 school year.
The Tennessee Coaching Project: Enhancing Corequisite Learning Support With Success Coaching at Community Colleges
TBR—The College System of Tennessee | April 2024
In a pilot project at two Tennessee colleges, success coaches work with students to navigate coursework, connect with campus resources, and explore careers. This brief overview of the Tennessee Coaching Project details early results that suggest that coaching had a positive impact on student success. Originally published in June 2023 and updated in April 2024.
Coaching with Labor Market Data: Recommendations for Practice
TBR—The College System of Tennessee | April 2024
This policy brief provides an overview of the challenges both students and the Tennessee workforce at large are facing, the training coaches engaged in to have career-focused conversations with students, and information on the tools they are utilizing.
How HEER Funding Rescued Community Colleges From the Pandemic
CCRC | March 2024
Using financial data from IPEDS, this brief examines what happened to community college revenue and student aid during the pandemic and assesses the importance of Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) funding for community colleges and their students.
Transfer and Progress: Fall 2023 Report
NSC Research Center | February 2024
This report combines information on current term transfer rates with data on community college students who reach transfer and completion milestones within six years. Detailed data on postsecondary participation, mobility, and progress among economically disadvantaged students is included, as well as disaggregated data on disparities in pandemic recovery and transfer outcomes across differing student and institutional characteristics.
An Analysis of Federal Pandemic Relief Funding at Community Colleges
CCRC | February 2024
This report examines how Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) funds were distributed to community colleges and the extent to which the colleges spent those funds. It also explores how HEER funding and spending patterns differed by institutional and student characteristics.
Current Term Enrollment Estimates: Fall 2023
NSC Research Center | January 2024
This dashboard-based report provides the latest college enrollment estimates along with new analyses of students’ neighborhood income background, enrollment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), community college enrollment by transfer or vocational program focus, and trends by institution locale, along with more detailed information on enrollment by credential level, age, and major field.
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.
How Florida Community and Technical Colleges Are Aligning CTE Programming to the Labor Market in a Post-COVID Era
WestEd | October 2023
This brief describes findings from a statewide survey in Florida that sheds light on how community and technical colleges are examining student and economic data, creating processes for program review and market alignment, engaging industries and businesses, and supporting student success in career and technical education (CTE) after the pandemic.
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