In a new video podcast, Veronica Minaya and Andrea Lopez Salazar compare notes from separate studies on the reasons students leave college and what community colleges can do to keep them enrolled, or to help them reenroll.
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.
The first group of PhD students being trained for careers in higher education research through the Postsecondary Education Applied Research (PEAR) Fellowship at Teachers College has been awarded Education Sciences Certificates, marking a major milestone along their path to a doctoral degree.
How can community colleges increase the rate at which students complete programs that prepare them for post-completion success, whether that is a living-wage job or efficient transfer into a bachelor’s program? A June webinar explored this question, central to CCRC’s forthcoming book.
After more than fifteen years at CCRC, Nikki Edgecombe will be joining ECMC Foundation. Elizabeth Ganga had the opportunity to talk with her about her time at CCRC and where she’s headed next.
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