CCRC in the News
Do Work-Based Courses Pay Off After Graduation?
Community College Daily gives a run down of Yang "Rachel" Zhou's study on work-based learning, breaking down the data and addressing possible reasons why experiential learners may earn less in the long run.
After a Decade of Growth, Degree Earners Decline
For the first time since 2012, the number of undergraduate degree earners fell, leaving many to wonder whether the declining numbers signal a bump in the road caused by the pandemic or a lasting change in the higher education landscape. Inside Higher Ed talks to CCRC's John Fink about the issue.
Upward Transfer System Is Failing Black Students
New data released by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows transfers from two-year community colleges to four-year colleges and universities declined by almost 8% between fall 2021 and fall 2022.
New Research Shows Benefits of Summer Pell
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education reports on a new study led by Vivian Yuen Ting Liu that shows that students who received summer Pell were more likely to stay in school, get a degree, and earn more money nine years later.
College Grads With Work-Based Learning More Likely to Land Jobs— but See Mixed Results on Earnings
Work Shift spoke with Rachel Yang Zhou about her latest publication on experiential learning, which suggests that college graduates who participate in work-based learning are more likely to land a job than those who don’t experience such learning.
Finding Ways to Fund Dual Enrollment
Community College Daily reported on a new CCRC report on funding community college dual enrollment programs, speaking to John Fink about how colleges can make the programs more financially sustainable.
Dual Enrollment Comes at a Cost
Inside Higher Ed spoke with Davis Jenkins and John Fink about their latest publication, which shows dual-enrollment programs can be costly for community colleges—unless they’re carefully designed.
Tulsa Community College Among 10 U.S. Schools Chosen for Post-College Success Initiative
Tulsa is one of 10 community colleges selected to participate in “Unlocking Opportunity: The Post-Graduation Success and Equity Network,” an initiative aimed at improving post-graduation outcomes, with special focus on first-generation, minority, and lower-income students. The colleges were also featured in other publications, including Laramie County Community College in Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Lorain County Community College in The Morning Journal, and Odessa College in Odessa American Online. University Business also covered the story.
Community Colleges See Stabilizing Enrollment After Steep Pandemic Losses
According to new data reported by Chalkbeat, community colleges saw enrollment begin to stabilize last year after heavy pandemic losses, fueled in part by more new students and a surge of dually enrolled high schoolers.
‘Great Resigners’ Report Shows Opportunity for Higher Ed
Following mass resignations spurred by the pandemic, new data suggests the workforce is looking for opportunities to expand their skills. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education spoke with CCRC’s Maria Cormier about how colleges might accommodate returning students.
