One challenge to improving community college student success is how to scale and sustain systemic reforms across multiple institutions. The authors of CCRC's forthcoming book share strategies state higher education agencies and community college associations can use to promote the scaling of reforms.
Across the country, two-year colleges are rolling out innovative programs to mitigate climate-related challenges. Community Colleges and Climate Futures, a webinar series sponsored by CCRC and the Foundation for California Community Colleges, aims to help community colleges strengthen their efforts through storytelling and connection.
After more than fifteen years at CCRC, Nikki Edgecombe will be joining ECMC Foundation. Elizabeth Ganga had the opportunity to talk with her about her time at CCRC and where she’s headed next.
To facilitate high school students earning college credit, postsecondary and K-12 educators must collaborate to make decisions about dual enrollment course offerings. In a new CCRC working paper, the authors examined variation in dual enrollment partnerships across Texas and estimated how characteristics of these partnerships predict student success.
It’s graduation season again, which means CCRC has something to celebrate! Five staff members earned their advanced degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University while contributing to CCRC research.
As high school dual enrollment continues to expand across the country, an increasing number of students are taking their early college coursework online. In this blog post, CCRC researchers share strategies for implementing online dual enrollment courses in a way that mitigates the risk of sacrificing course quality for access.
The authors of CCRC's forthcoming book offer strategies to increase community college completion rates by ensuring students are on paths to fulfill academic requirements in as little time and at as little cost as possible.
In a recent webinar, researchers from CCRC, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, and the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program explored data and findings on transfer enrollment, access, and strategies to improve the transfer process.
Five years after the onset of the pandemic, students enrolled in online classes are still reporting a lack of social connection and feelings of isolation. CCRC researcher Akilah Thompson shares strategies in this blog post to help students feel more engaged, confident, and human in their online courses.
To reimagine program onboarding, colleges must shift its purpose from a process focused on acquainting students with campus policies and procedures to one that helps students choose an initial direction and develop an academic plan to meet their goals.
