Research Projects
July 2014–March 2020
In partnership with MDRC, CCRC is conducting an evaluation of CUNY Start, a pre-matriculation program designed to help students with substantial needs in basic skills to succeed in college.
June 2014–May 2016
CCRC was part of a national technical assistance team that worked with two-year colleges in Arkansas to improve student outcomes by creating more highly structured and educationally coherent pathways to student end goals.
January 2015–December 2016
With this research project, CCRC analyzed student progression into and through program pathways and measured the labor market returns to particular programs at the City Colleges of Chicago.
July 2014–December 2025
CAPR carries out research on innovative approaches to remedial assessment, placement, and instruction in collaboration with social policy research organization MDRC.
October 2013–September 2016
CCRC, along with Complete College America, worked with two- and four-year public system leaders in two states—Indiana and Tennessee—in partnership with other institutional stakeholders, to develop and implement guided pathways reforms across each system.
May 2013–June 2014
This project examined the process and challenges of implementing a revised student success course at CUNY's Bronx Community college and evaluated the outcomes of participating students.
June 2013–December 2016
This project examined, documented, and assessed the coherence of existing place-based collaborations seeking to facilitate pathways for postsecondary education and workforce preparedness for immigrants, veterans, and formerly incarcerated individuals.
January 2002–December 2003
CCRC reviewed the literature on college credit programs for high school students: dual enrollment, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Tech Prep, and middle college high schools.
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program Evaluation
May 2012–November 2012
CCRC partnered with Mathematica Policy Research to provide evaluation-related technical assistance to Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grantees.
February 2012–February 2013
CCRC studied dual enrollment in Tennessee and several peer states to generate a set of policy recommendations for consideration by Tennessee policymakers during the 2013 legislative session.
March 2012–August 2016
CCRC examined placement exam costs in an urban community college system with centralized assessment and placement policies and a statewide system with variation across institutions.
March 2012–October 2018
CCRC is examining early assessment and transition curricula in four states and conducting a rigorous evaluation of the outcomes of students who participate in selected transition curricula in two states.
March 2012–January 2021
CCRC is assessing the effectiveness of technology-based advising to assist students in choosing careers, programs, and course sequences and helping to develop guidelines for their use.
March 2012–August 2016
CCRC partnered with community college agencies to extend analyses of student progression, course-taking patterns, transfer, and completion at the college level to the state or system level.
March 2012–May 2015
This project extended CCRC’s previous research on remedial placement accuracy to examine the distribution of placement errors across demographic categories and by high school.
March 2012–August 2016
CCRC developed analytics and prototyped tools that colleges could use to improve student progress tracking, advising, and program design as part of learner-relationship management systems.
March 2012–August 2016
CCRC researchers examined multiple aspects of the developmental education reforms in the community college systems in North Carolina in Virginia.
May 2009–December 2012
CCRC examined the outcomes of students who participate in student success courses, along with the policies, practices, and implementation challenges at three Virginia colleges.
May 2009–July 2013
This study examined the organization and practices of community and technical college occupational programs that enable low-income young adults to complete credentials and obtain employment.
May 2009–December 2012
CCRC explored factors that affect teaching and learning in online courses, including faculty development, faculty and student perceptions, students’ online readiness, and instructional activities.
