CCRC in the News
Dual Enrollment Is Surging. Here’s How High Schools Can Get it Right
More high schoolers than ever are taking college courses. CCRC's John Fink explains what strong programs do well in EdWeek.
Can Career-Focused College Pathways Help Reverse Enrollment Worries?
Davis Jenkins said in The EDU Ledger that while dual enrollment is a promising practice for boosting college enrollment rates, it must be done in a more intentional way that aligns coursework with careers.
Connecting Dual Enrollment to Career Training
Sarah Griffin spoke with Inside Higher Ed about lessons from a recent CCRC report on career-connected dual enrollment and said that integrating college coursework into career-focused programs can help students better understand their educational options and how further training could support their professional goals.
Bringing College Credit Deeper Into High School CTE
A new CCRC report argues that colleges and K-12 systems can close the gap between CTE and dual enrollment by embedding college courses into CTE pathways, career academies and other programs that already serve high school students, Community Colleged Daily reported.
More New Yorkers Can Now Get Free Community College Even if They Already Have a Degree
Davis Jenkins told the Chronicle of Higher Education that the growth of tuition-free programs for students over age 25 is encouraging, but emphasized addressing the issue of retention through robust advising, flexible schedules, and academic planning.
In California, Community Colleges Look to Shrink Primary Care Deserts
Maria Cormier spoke with WorkShift about the growing number of four-year healthcare degrees offered by community colleges as an alternative to the traditional model of stackable credentials.
John Porter Envisions a New Kind of Education
The former IBM executive wants to take learners seamlessly from a tech certificate through a grad degree. Davis Jenkins said in the Chronicle of Higher Education that the efforts could be successful if the program reflects real student demand and the institution guides students' pathways via robust advising.
Rethinking the Traditional College Student
A six-part series on The Key With Inside Higher Ed: Voices of Student Success podcast features higher ed experts—including CCRC's John Fink—who explore who today’s college students are and how institutions can better support the realities of their lives.
From High School to College, Fewer Barriers May Mean More Students
As colleges and universities confront a dwindling population of high school graduates from which to draw enrollments, Davis Jenkins offered career-aligned dual enrollment as a promising practice to attract more students in The EDU Ledger.
As More Colleges Surpass $100,000 Price Tag, Here’s the True Cost
While sticker prices for college tuition have climbed, net prices have remained steady and in some cases fallen over the years because of increased student aid and competition for enrollment, Judith Scott-Clayton told The Washington Post.