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.
During the pandemic, Congress appropriated more than $25 billion in Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Funds to help community colleges and their students. How did colleges use these funds? What were the results of their spending and associated efforts? What remaining needs do they have, if any? The ARCC Network’s Survey of Pandemic Relief Spending and Recovery Strategies seeks to answer these questions.