CCRC in the News

• August 21, 2026

Michigan to Give Schools $40M to Enroll More High Schoolers in College

Michigan is providing $40 million in new funding for dual enrollment, creating an opportunity to expand dual enrollment to serve students not already on the college track, John Fink and Davis Jenkins tell Bridge Michigan.

• August 19, 2026

As More Colorado Students Take College-Level Classes, a Report Says It’s Time to Make Improvements

A new CCRC report finds dual enrollment growth doesn’t equate to program quality and suggests states should rethink policies to support high school students who are dual enrolled.

• July 31, 2026

Dual Enrollment Has Boomed. Now What?

Open Campus covered findings from a CCRC report that suggests states should shift their focus beyond just participation in dual enrollment and invest in the programs that are most likely to connect high schoolers to college credentials and jobs.

• July 29, 2026

How Colleges Are Redesigning the Path to a Degree

Inside Higher Ed reported on a joint research project between CCRC and the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, which aims to increase the number of students enrolled in high-value degrees while improving programs with weaker post-completion outcomes.

• July 23, 2026

Facing Political Attack and Falling Enrollment, Colleges Take the Fight to … Each Other

Competition is intensifying among institutions and recruiters for a dwindling pool of students. “This is the clash that occurs when you have declining populations overall and declining high school graduating classes,” Davis Jenkins said in Washington Monthly.

• July 22, 2026

Even Failing Dual Enrollment Students More Likely to Enroll in College

A new study out of Brown’s Annenberg Institute explores the impact that failing dual-enrollment courses has on high school students’ decision to attend college. John Fink told Inside Higher Ed the study implies that it's more important to think about whether a dual enrollment program is ready to serve all students than whether a student is ready for dual enrollment.

• July 21, 2026

Quick Shifts, Promising Results

A new report highlights how community colleges can quickly increase enrollment in “high-value programs” that lead to good jobs and decrease enrollment in “low-opportunity” programs that don’t, Community College Daily reported.

• July 21, 2026

Community Colleges Rethink Program Value

An initiative co-created by the Aspen Institute and the CCRC helped 10 colleges move more than 20,000 students into programs leading to jobs and bachelor’s degrees, Inside Higher Ed reported.

• July 20, 2026

Driving More Students to ‘High-Value’ Programs

A new report featured in Inside Higher Ed shows how colleges can increase enrollment in programs that lead to family-sustaining jobs or clear transfer pathways.

• July 16, 2026

Daily Briefing

A new report from the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and CCRC that finds colleges can rapidly improve employment outcomes was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education's Daily Briefing newsletter.