Research Projects
June 2008
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, this symposium was focused on improving student transitions at community colleges.
April 2007–October 2007
CCRC partnered with the Connecticut Community College System to study the impact of developmental education policies on student success.
July 2008–June 2009
CCRC served as an evaluation partner for AMTEC, a consortium of 25 community colleges and 21 automotive manufacturing and service companies.
February 2006–June 2010
Through interviews with students and faculty and classroom observations, CCRC researchers examined students’ persistence and leaving processes at two urban community colleges.
May 2006–June 2009
CCRC examined community college noncredit workforce instruction and contract training, reviewing state policies in all 50 states and conducting case studies of 20 community colleges.
June 2006–May 2009
CCRC developed and tested a curricular supplement called the Content Comprehension Strategy Intervention with developmental education students at three community colleges.
April 2006–March 2007
CCRC used student record data to investigate the persistence of dual enrollment students in postsecondary education compared to similar peers who did not participate in dual enrollment.
June 2005–June 2006
This project tracked the experience and outcomes of low-income students, students of color, students who enrolled in college at an older age, and part-time students.
July 2006–July 2010
CCRC collaborated with Jobs for the Future and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems to help states use data to improve students' college access and attainment.
April 1999–December 2002
CCRC examined access to postsecondary opportunity and educational achievement at the City University of New York (CUNY) for immigrant and racial/ethnic minority students.
September 2003–August 2006
CCRC investigated nurse preparation and the workplace demands of novice nurses, comparing baccalaureate and associate degree programs in nursing.
October 2000–November 2006
This study examined the development of new programs and their place within the evolving community college mission of workforce development.
April 2000–April 2002
CCRC used national survey data to compare the characteristics of occupational students in community colleges with those of their peers in academic programs and students in baccalaureate programs.
October 2000–November 2006
This study explored the structures, conditions, and practices of web-based education at 15 community colleges.
June 2003–April 2004
CCRC undertook a national survey of community college involvement in adult education for the Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy.
October 2000–November 2006
This examination of guidance and counseling was undertaken as part of CCRC’s National Field Study of 15 community colleges.
October 2000–November 2006
As part of CCRC's National Field Study of Community Colleges, CCRC investigated policy and instruction for boosting academic preparedness in fifteen community colleges across the country.
June 2000–June 2002
The National Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI) joined with CCRC to pursue an exploratory study comparing for-profit and public two-year colleges.
January 2002–December 2002
This study examined the outsourcing of instruction at community colleges to independent firms—a growing but still limited practice largely confined to noncredit courses.
August 2008–January 2011
CCRC examined the factors influencing states' decisions to implement or not to implement performance funding for higher education and the demise of two performance funding programs.
