Ohio Strong Start in Science: Removing Barriers in STEM

A laboratory classroom with a group of female science students working. The classmates are discussing work, and debating ideas and opinions. This architecture is well designed and versatile, allowing for changing demands in this education space. There is a whiteboard with mathematic equations on it, behind the positive animated group. The women are of differing ethnicities.

Introductory science courses too often function as bottlenecks rather than gateways to high-demand STEM and health careers. Ohio Strong Start in Science seeks to transform introductory science courses to help more students succeed on their first attempt.

Year in Review: CCRC in 2025

Year in review: CCRC in 2025

Before we dive into the new year—which will mark 30 years since the founding of CCRC—we’re taking time to celebrate our colleagues’ accomplishments and the ways they’ve furthered our mission to improve community colleges in 2025.

Implementing Workforce Pell: Lessons From Virginia’s G3 Program 

Postsecondary learners will soon be able to apply for workforce Pell, an expansion of the federal Pell Grant. But very few occupational training programs meet the proposed criteria for eligibility. Maria Cormier explains how Virginia’s G3 scholarship program provides some key lessons for other states designing Pell-eligible workforce programs