A New Partnership to Explore How Community Colleges Are Preparing the New Energy Workforce: Meet Allison Moe From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

To help community colleges retool their workforce programs to adapt to changes in the energy sector, it’s important to understand what colleges are already doing. CCRC researchers spoke with Allison Moe, a research project manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, about connecting with community and technical colleges and the potential impacts of a new CCRC study.

CCRC Dives Into the Next Generation of Community College Research at DREAM 2025

In five sessions at DREAM, CCRC researchers and partners explained how they are working with colleges, state systems, and other organizations on the next generation of student success research.

Engaging Faculty in Systemic Reforms Using the Inquiry and Action Model: A Q&A with Al Solano

In this Q&A, Al Solano, founder of the Continuous Learning Institute, shares his expertise in fostering collaboration among educators through the Inquiry and Action Model.

Funding Community Colleges After HEERF

Using newly released institutional data from IPEDS, this blog post details how community college revenues have changed now that pandemic-related Higher Education Emergency Relief funds have ended.

How Many Community Colleges Fully Recovered Their Enrollments Three Years After the Pandemic? Too Few.

Newly released fall 2023 enrollment numbers offer the most detailed look yet at how individual community colleges and state systems have fared since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using interactive data dashboards, users can explore trends among student subgroups in particular states and institutions.

Aligning Jobs Training to the Opportunities and Demands of the Green Economy

As part of an applied research agenda to build knowledge and tools to support community colleges in preparing students for high-value jobs in the green economy, CCRC is partnering with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to conduct a one-year landscape study of green training programs at U.S. community colleges.

The Year in Review: A Look Back at CCRC in 2024

At the end of each year, we like to take time to reflect on the work we have done and consider the opportunities that lie ahead to support community colleges and their students. Before we greet the new year, here are a few CCRC milestones from 2024.

Eight Strategies to Strengthen the Value of Community College Credentials

In this blog post, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and CCRC share strategies used by community colleges participating in the Unlocking Opportunity Network to put students on paths toward high-value careers or successful transfer opportunities.

Text for Success: Moorpark College’s Innovative Tutoring Program Improves Math and English Completion Rates

Jamie Whittington-Studer and Crystal Salas of Moorpark College explore key takeaways from their college's implementation of a tutoring program that makes reaching out for support as simple as sending a text.

Student Voices: Learning From Former Dual Enrollment Students

Aurely Garcia Tulloch shares the stories of four former dual enrollment students, including why they chose to participate in dual enrollment and how they think their experiences could have improved.

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