Online Courses Aren’t Going Away: Two New Reports Show How Self-Directed Learning Skills Can Improve Student Success
Although the rise in online coursetaking has benefits in terms of convenience and flexibility for students, it is not without challenges. Two new reports offer insights into approaches that can help colleges support students in online courses, particularly STEM courses.
Community Colleges Combating Climate Change
In April, CCRC hosted an all-day meeting in Louisville, KY focused on understanding the ways community colleges can contribute to the green energy transition with the goal of developing a research agenda around community colleges and climate change.
Video: Who Do First-Generation College Students Turn to for Support? Implications for Research and Practice
In an April webinar, CCRC researchers discussed their findings from a study of the support networks of first-generation students in California and who they turn to for help. A recording of the webinar is available within this blog post.
CCRC Heads West for the 2024 NASPA Annual Conference
CCRC hosted two sessions at the 2024 NASPA Annual Conference in March. This blog post summarizes the sessions and covers CCRC’s presence at NASPA.
Two Large Studies Measure Progress on Guided Pathways at Community Colleges
Because whole-college reform is hard to evaluate, no prior major study has examined how successfully colleges have adopted guided pathways or what its effects have been on students. Now, two recent studies from CCRC are providing an unprecedented look at guided pathways reforms at approximately 100 colleges.