Community College Students, Faculty See Significant Benefits in For-Profit Partnership to Create Honors Programs
A new CCRC research brief on the American Honors program looks at the population served by the program, its key features, and the perspectives of students, faculty, and staff.
Is It Really Cheaper to Start at a Community College? The Effect of Loss of Credits on the Cost of a Bachelor’s Degree
A new CCRC report investigates whether it is really cheaper to start studying for a bachelor’s degree at a community college, given the roadblocks students face when they transfer to a four-year college.
Same Course, Different Outcomes: The Mysterious Case of Computerized Developmental Math in Tennessee
Same Course, Different Outcomes: The Mysterious Case of Computerized Developmental Math in Tennessee On the Educause blog, Maggie Fay writes …
New Report Finds Associate Degrees Significantly Boost Earnings, Certificates a Riskier Investment
A new paper synthesizing research from eight states finds that associate degrees consistently and significantly increase workers’ earning power—even during major economic downturns such as the Great Recession—but certificates have a more mixed record at boosting earnings.
Lessons on Transformational Reform From Technology-Mediated Advising
Lessons on Transformational Reform From Technology-Mediated Advising In EdSurge, Melinda Mechur Karp discusses CCRC’s advising research and lessons from the …
