• June 9, 2026

More Than 40 Million Adults Plan to Pursue Education. Here’s What Stops Them.

Tom Brock spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about a CAEL report that finds millions of students intend to pursue higher education in the next two years, but less than half actually enroll. Brock said that simplifying the message on affordability and flexibility could dramatically change the sector.

• June 8, 2026

Reaching Young Black Men Through Sense of Belonging

Across demographic groups, young Black men are the least likely to attend college and earn a degree. In Inside Higher Ed, John Fink spoke about dual enrollment rates for Black students.

• June 8, 2026

Where First-Generation Students Find Support

Melissa Herman spoke with Inside Higher Ed about a study that finds first-gen students draw on family, peers and campus staff for support, but gaps in advising and resource access persist.

• June 3, 2026

Some Federal Funds Restored to Community College Research Center

CCRC received notice this spring that funding for three of its previously canceled projects was restored, including an evaluation of the Federal Work-Study program, a research network on pandemic recovery strategies and an evaluation of Virginia’s Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead (G3) program. Community College Daily also reported on the reinstated grants.

• May 28, 2026

Testing Metrics for Dual Enrollment

What metrics can best support efforts to evaluate and improve dual enrollment programs? Community College Daily covered findings from a new CCRC report that puts forth and tests a set of dual enrollment momentum metrics.

• May 20, 2026

As Federal Aid Shrinks, Community College Bachelor's Degrees Find a New Moment

Davis Jenkins explained in The EDU Ledger that the expansion of community college baccalaureate programs not only serves as a practical answer to an increasingly urgent affordability issue, but also serves rural community college students who want to advance without leaving home.

• May 7, 2026

New Report Outlines Developmental Education Best Practices

The EDU Ledger reported on findings from a CCRC study that suggests colleges be more strategic about how they reform developmental education in order to prepare larger portions of students to do college-level math and English.

• April 28, 2026

Book Review of More Essential Than Ever: Community College Pathways to Educational and Career Success

"By moving the conversation from completion to career-connected and transfer-aligned success," Danielle N. Susi wrote in Community College Journal of Research and Practice, "the authors broaden the scope of what institutional reform must accomplish."

• April 28, 2026

National University Establishes New Transfer Pathway With Calif. 2-Year Colleges

The predominantly online institution will admit anyone who earned an associate degree for transfer through California Community Colleges. California isn’t the only state where relatively few community college students later earn a bachelor’s degree; it’s a nationwide problem that has persisted for years, John Fink told Inside Higher Ed.

• April 21, 2026

Why Two-Year Schools Are Higher Education's Fastest-Growing Sector

Undergraduate enrollment has increased post pandemic, especially at community colleges. In the EDU Ledger, Davis Jenkins credited the enrollment surge to older adults returning to upskill through short-term training programs and high school students taking dual enrollment courses.