College Business Models for Scaling Purposeful Dual Enrollment

This report describes strategies for providing purposeful dual enrollment, which better guides underserved students into degree- and career-connected education after high school, without shifting the cost burden onto students and families.

Promising Combinations of Dual Enrollment, AP/IB, and CTE: The College and Earnings Trajectories of Texas High School Students Who Take Accelerated Coursework

Using data from Texas, this report examines how students combine different types of accelerated coursetaking in high school and how these combinations are associated with students’ subsequent postsecondary attainment and earnings trajectories.

2024-2026 Biennial Report

CCRC has been a leader in the field of community college research and reform for over 25 years. This biennial report describes some of CCRC’s accomplishments and new projects getting underway. As we approach our 30th anniversary in 2026, we look forward to building on this knowledge base and tackling new challenges, always with the intention of helping more students benefit from their community college experience.

More Essential Than Ever: Community College Pathways to Educational and Career Success

Drawing on a decade of research on whole-college guided pathways reforms at more than 100 community colleges nationally, the authors illustrate how colleges have implemented large-scale changes to help students better navigate the journey to completing a credential. They argue, however, that to achieve better and more equitable outcomes—and to recruit and retain more students in a highly competitive market—colleges must not only remove barriers to completion but also strengthen pathways to student goals after graduation, thus making their investment of money, time, and effort worth it.

Webinar: Redesigning Dual Enrollment to Support What Students Want

This webinar explores findings from the CCRC research brief “What Do Dual Enrollment Students Want?,” highlighting students’ perspectives and presenting research-based strategies colleges can use to support their dual enrollment students. Current and former dual enrollment students from CCRC’s Dual Enrollment Student Advisory Panel, will share their experiences. A Q&A with the student panelists will follow the presentation on the brief.

Latest Research Findings

The Causal Effects of Federal Work-Study Offers on College Enrollment and Program Participation

Veronica Minaya, Judith Scott-Clayton & Adela Soliz

Planning Student Paths to Post-Completion Success: A Guide for Using the Community College Program Mapper

Davis Jenkins, John Fink & Hana Lahr
Cover of report, "Understanding the Needs of First-Generation College Students Who Stop Out"

Understanding the Needs of First-Generation College Students Who Stop Out

Andrea Lopez Salazar, Nicole Mora, Catherine Rivas & Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian

Research Areas

Dual Enrollment

Developmental Education

Guided Pathways

Advising & Student Supports

Teaching & Learning

Transfer

College to Career

New on CCRC's Blog

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What Dual Credits Are Lost When Transferring, and Why?

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Most Community College Students Don’t Have a Plan—Here’s a Tool and Five Strategies to Help Change That

Students in a college classroom with laptops at their desks.

What Happens When Placement Goes Away? Inside Onondaga’s Dev Ed Transformation

Our Mission

CCRC studies community colleges because they provide critical access to postsecondary education and are uniquely positioned to promote equity and social mobility in the United States. Our mission is to conduct research that helps these institutions strengthen opportunities and improve outcomes for their students, particularly those from underserved populations.

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