CCRC in the News
College Grads Who Land Better Jobs Right Out of School Still Earn More Than Their Peers 5 Years Into Their Careers, Study Finds
“The first job after college really does seem to have this long-lasting predictive power for how grads are doing, at least in terms of their earnings years later,” CCRC's Judith Scott-Clayton told CNBC Make It.
Shorter Term, Bigger Gain? More Colleges Try Eight-Week Calendar
Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian shared with EdSource that shortened academic terms were a promising strategy to increase course completion rates, but that it depends on how they are implemented.
Unexplored Stories on Community Colleges
CCRC's Tom Brock spoke with Education Writers Association about the biggest story threads unfolding in community colleges, including dual enrollment, male enrollment, costs, and the impact of the Trump administration's policies.
The Next Phase of the Guided Pathways Movement
Inside Higher Ed talked with CCRC's Davis Jenkins about his new book, More Essential Than Ever: Community College Pathways to Educational and Career Success, written with Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, and Maggie P. Fay.
Texas Study Reveals Power of Combined Accelerated Programs for College Success
The EDU Ledger reported on CCRC's report on Texas students who combine dual enrollment with other accelerated coursework. The findings suggest a missed opportunity for CTE students seeking technical career paths, the Ledger reports.
New Research Shows Your First Job After College Matters More Than Your Major—Here's Why
Investopedia reported on a new CCRC study that found that the quality and timing of a graduate’s first job explain most of the earnings gap between low- and high-income students five years after college.
Combining Dual Enrollment With AP Courses Yields Positive Student Outcomes
Inside Higher Ed reported on CCRC's new report on combining dual enrollment with AP courses or with a CTE concentration. The report found that students combining either CTE or AP with dual enrollment had higher college graduation rates and earned more after college than students who took AP, CTE, or dual enrollment alone.
Expanding Dual Enrollment Into CTE
A CCRC report examining combinations of accelerated coursework at Texas high schools is calling for the expansion of dual enrollment to career and technical education (CTE) programs, saying there’s an opportunity to “broaden the benefits of accelerated coursework to more students.”
What Should Trustees Know About Community Colleges?
In a Q&A for AGB, Davis Jenkins spoke about community colleges' role in higher education and how college trustees can focus their efforts to improve educational outcomes for community college students.
Accreditors Encourage AI Use to Boost Credit Transfer Process
For transfer students, credit loss is a major barrier to degree completion. But AI may help streamline the process. In Inside Higher Ed, John Fink agreed that the use of AI could speed up the process and even make it so that equivalency criteria are more systematic and evidence-based.