The first group of PhD students being trained for careers in higher education research through the Postsecondary Education Applied Research (PEAR) Fellowship at Teachers College have been awarded Education Sciences Certificates, marking a major milestone along their path to a doctoral degree.
CCRC is studying how colleges in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System are designing and delivering corequisite models in practice and how students and faculty are experiencing these changes.
How can community colleges increase the rate at which students complete programs that prepare them for post-completion success, whether that is a living-wage job or efficient transfer into a bachelor’s program? A June webinar explored this question, central to CCRC’s forthcoming book.
CCRC's Nikki Edgecombe spoke with the National Association of College and University Business Officers' Kelli Rainey and Jim Hundrieser to learn more about strategic planning in support of student success.
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.
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.
