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.
How certain are students about their program of study and potential career path when they start college? What factors influence their choices, and how do their decisions change over time? A November 19 webinar explored these questions and shared findings from a longitudinal study on students' program and career choices.
Studies show that first-generation college students are even more likely to stop out of college than students generally. What motivates first-generation students to stop out before completing a credential? New findings from a CCRC study examining the support networks of first generation students shed light on the question.
In a podcast interview, researchers from three ARCC projects recently sat down to talk about what they have learned about students’ support needs during and after the pandemic and how colleges are addressing them. Listen to the audio interview and read the transcript featured within this blog post.
In a 2024 webinar, researchers from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) gave an overview of a report on pandemic relief spending trends nationally among community colleges. A video recording is available in this blog post.