Early Momentum Metrics for Dual Enrollment: Evidence From Four States

A new report introduces a set of dual enrollment momentum metrics that capture participation and academic progress of high school dual enrollment students, and assesses how reliably these metrics predict postsecondary success. In this blog post, the report authors outline their findings.

Highlights From CCRC’s First-Ever Dual Enrollment Student Advisory Panel

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In 2025, CCRC's dual enrollment research team recruited 11 current and former dual enrollment students to establish a student advisory panel. As the students on the first panel end their tenure, this blog post highlights some of their contributions.

Letter From the Director: Some Federal Funding Restored to CCRC

In March 2025, CCRC was notified by the U.S. Department of Education that four of its grants from the Institute of Education Sciences had been terminated. This spring, three of the projects were reinstated. In this blog post, Thomas Brock gives an update on the reinstated projects.

Congratulating CCRC’s 2026 Graduates

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This year, seven CCRC staff members earned their graduate degrees from Columbia University. Congratulations to CCRC's class of 2026!

Video: Webinar Explores Innovative Practices to Improve Corequisite Courses

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In this webinar, CCRC researchers Amy Brown and Carl Lewandowski share research findings and tools used by four community colleges involved in a year-long community of practice to identify barriers students face in corequisite classes and develop practices to address them.

Building Clubs and Advisory Boards to Foster Belonging for Current and Former Dual Enrollment Students

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Two former dual enrollment students share how colleges and high schools can build community, a sense of belonging, and a college-going culture among dual enrollment students through clubs and student advisory panels focused on dual enrollment.

How CCBC’s Math and English Faculty Are Building a Bridge for Student Success

How CCBC's Math and English Faculty Are Building a Bridge for Student Success
Learn how faculty at the Community College of Baltimore County have started thinking beyond success rates in their own courses toward the bigger goal of student completion by implementing cross-disciplinary microlessons to help students make connections between subjects.

How Disabled Dual Enrollment Students Can Succeed and How High Schools and Colleges Can Better Support Them

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Dual Enrollment Student Advisory Panel member Micah Laws writes about his experience as a legally blind student— including how navigating accommodations at the college level through his dual enrollment courses sharpened his self-advocacy skills— and outlines how high schools and colleges can better support disabled dual enrollment students.

Access Without Infrastructure: My Experience With AP and Dual Enrollment in a Faith-Based School

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Dual Enrollment Student Advisory Panel member Shorooq Omran reflects on her experiences in AP and dual enrollment courses at her Islamic high school and provides recommendations for more equitable dual enrollment design.

How Illinois Is Increasing Access to Bachelor’s Programs for Early Childhood Educators 

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Advancing beyond an associate degree has long been a challenge for many early childhood educators. To address this challenge, Illinois is investing in transfer pathways and providing scholarships for early childhood educators.

Reducing Stress in College Through Dual Enrollment Programs

Dual Enrollment Student Advisory Panel member Erika Rayo writes about her dual enrollment experience and how it helped alleviate some anxiety about her future by preparing her for college coursework.

From Lone Wolf to Peer Support: The Power of Math Collaboration at Hartnell College

Though it can be challenging to implement collaborative and relationship-building approaches in math, Hartnell College in California has succeeded in creating a department-wide environment where collaboration and support is the norm. Learn more about what Hartnell is doing in this blog post.

CCRC Researchers Discuss Why Students Leave College in New Podcast

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In a new video podcast, Veronica Minaya and Andrea Lopez Salazar compare notes from separate studies on the reasons students leave college and what community colleges can do to keep them enrolled, or to help them reenroll.

What Dual Credits Are Lost When Transferring, and Why?

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Using new data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, this blog post offers insights on which dual enrollment courses apply to degree programs when former dual enrollment students transfer from community colleges to public universities.

Most Community College Students Don’t Have a Plan—Here’s a Tool and Five Strategies to Help Change That

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This blog post introduces an updated version of the Community College Program Mapper—a practical data tool designed to help colleges see which students are on a path to success and which are not, and to guide colleges to strengthen supports for students to explore and plan a program of study aligned with their education and career aspirations.

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