CCRC in the News
An Essential Education for All Students
This Inside Higher Ed opinion piece, which draws from the book Redesigning America’s Community Colleges, argues that for years, higher education initiatives failed to prioritize community college curricular reform, and the pandemic has made the consequences of that omission clear.
University-Bound Students Change Course to Lorain County Community College; Research Says They Might Be Better Off
This Morning Journal story about students opting to attend Lorain County Community College in Ohio instead of four-year universities cites CCRC research that found students who enroll primarily in four-year institutions but take a limited number of courses at the two-year level benefit from doing so. Spectrum News 1 also published a story on Lorain that relies on CCRC's work.
As More Four-Year Colleges Flip Online, Some Students Take a Second Look at Community Colleges
CCRC Senior Research Scholar Davis Jenkins told WGBH that he doubts high school graduates' newfound interest in community colleges as an alternative to four-year universities will be enough to offset dips in enrollment across the sector. Some students intending to earn their bachelor's degrees are considering diverting to two-year institutions as a stopgap during the coronavirus pandemic.
Displaced Workers and Public College Enrollment
Inside Higher Ed describes a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper written by CCRC's Judith Scott-Clayton and Veronica Minaya that examines the relationship between mass layoffs and public college enrollment. The researchers found that for every 100 workers who lose their job, just one enrolls at a public college.
4-Year Students Can Benefit From Community College Classes, New Research Suggests
Education Dive describes CCRC's latest working paper, which finds educational and employment benefits for four-year college students who take a limited number of community college credits.
Community College Courses and the Bachelor's Degree
Inside Higher Ed summarizes CCRC's latest working paper on how taking a limited number of community college credits affects the outcomes of students primarily enrolled in four-year institutions. CCRC researchers found that these "supplementally enrolled" students see employment and educational benefits from taking courses at two-year colleges.
Four-Year College Students Benefit From Taking Some Community College Courses
This Community College Daily story summarizes CCRC's latest working paper, which explores how taking a limited number of community college courses affects the educational and employment outcomes of students primarily enrolled in four-year institutions.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Right on Economic Impact of International College Students
CCRC Senior Research Scholar Judith Scott-Clayton quantified the value international students bring to the American economy in this Politifact story that frames higher education as an export. The Trump administration recently announced that it would ban international students from staying in the United States if all of their courses were online.
South Carolina's Community Colleges Feel COVID's Effects
Community colleges in South Carolina are anticipating volatile enrollment as a result of COVID-19, Greenville News reports. In this story, CCRC Senior Research Associate John Fink explains why two-year schools—which have experience teaching online and have focused in recent years on boosting student success—are a good option during the pandemic.
Looming Budget Cuts Threaten Proven Program
The latest New York City budget proposal includes a $20 million cut to CUNY's ASAP program, which research from CCRC and others indicates is cost-effective and successful in improving outcomes for low-income students. CCRC Director Tom Brock told Inside Higher Ed he was "devastated" to hear about the program's uncertain fate and that he worries the funding cut foreshadows a national trend.
