CCRC in the News

September 18, 2025

If High School Doesn’t Prepare Teens For College, One Leader Wants a ‘Money-Back Guarantee’

Too often, K-12 districts and community colleges operate in silos Elizabeth Kopko said in The Baltimore Banner. “There’s a difference between being ready for high school graduation and being college-ready,” she said. “Those two things rarely are defined the same way.”

September 11, 2025

Study: College Towns that Offer Students the Best Value

Veronica Minaya spoke about the cost of degrees and the earning expectations for certain degree pathways in a Bankrate article on the value of degrees.

September 8, 2025

Dual Enrollment Leads to More College Acceptances, Greater Financial Awards

Vivian Yuen Ting Liu, co-author of a recent report on the benefits of dual enrollment, spoke with Inside Higher Ed about how dual enrollment can help underrepresented students' self-confidence in the college application process and potentially encourage them to apply to more selective institutions.

September 5, 2025

How to Better Focus Community Colleges Around the Student

Community colleges are due for an operational overhaul to correct stagnating completion rates. A decade of research into some of the country’s leading institutions is driving the latest design work, Hana Lahr said on The University Business Podcast.

September 4, 2025

More Essential Than Ever: A Review

"This is likely to be one of the most referred-to, useful, practical books for improving student success for a long time," Matt Reed, a former community college dean, wrote about CCRC's latest book in Inside Higher Ed.

August 28, 2025

Colleges Struggle to Make Manufacturing Training Hot Again

In an interview about how community colleges should respond to the strong demand for workers trained in advanced manufacturing, Davis Jenkins told The Hechinger Report that colleges should avoid creating narrow training programs and instead teach students a broad set of skills.

August 20, 2025

The New Stakes for Guided Pathways

Three co-authors of CCRC's most recent book, More Essential Than Ever, discuss the next frontiers of guided pathways and how to ensure the sustainability and benefits of dual enrollment in this Q&A with Work Shift.

August 14, 2025

The Bachelor's Degree: Rethinking Pathways for Students in Rural Communities

Laramie County Community College president Joe Schaffer and CCRC's Davis Jenkins and Hana Lahr wrote about paths to bachelor's degrees for rural students and how increasing bachelor's degree offerings at community colleges can serve rural populations in Inside Higher Ed.

August 13, 2025

Community College Research Collateral Damage in Columbia Fight

Thomas Brock, CCRC’s director, worries the field of community college research—and its benefits for students—are at risk at a time when federal funding has grown more tenuous. He spoke with Inside Higher Ed about how the center is moving forward in the absence of these funds.

August 1, 2025

Michigan Wants More College Grads. Can Boosting Spending for Dual Enrollment Help?

John Fink told Bridge Michigan that dual enrollment has expanded across the country, especially in states where there is more financial investment in the program.

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