Community College Research Center

New from CCRC: Lessons From Two Major Evaluations of Guided Pathways
Lessons From Two Major Evaluations of Guided Pathways
Banner reads: New from CCRC: Whole-College Reforms in Community Colleges: Guided Pathways Practices and Early Academic Success in Three States
Whole-College Reforms in Community Colleges: Guided Pathways Practices and Early Academic Success in Three States
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Access to Success: Insights for Implementing a Multiple Measures Assessment System
New from CCRC: How HEER Funding Rescued Community Colleges From the Pandemic
How HEER Funding Rescued Community Colleges From the Pandemic
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Aftershocks: How the Pandemic Affected Community College Finances
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Building Stronger Collaborations Between Community Colleges and Disciplinary Societies

For university faculty, disciplinary societies provide support throughout their careers—stimulating new ideas and fostering collaborations. How can these supports be more accessible to community college faculty?

Help Us Set a Research Agenda on the Role of Community Colleges in the Green Jobs Economy
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Tracking Transfer: Community College and Four-Year Institutional Effectiveness in Broadening Bachelor’s Degree Attainment
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“Waiving” Goodbye to Placement Tests for Dual Enrollment in Ohio

This blog post expands on a new CCRC working paper that examines whether the implementation of an Ohio state policy aimed at expanding access to dual enrollment for underserved high school students resulted in expanded access and improved outcomes for Black and Hispanic students.

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New Report Guides States and Systems on Supporting Practitioner Efforts to Strengthen Dual Enrollment

A new blog post describes a recent report in which CCRC and College in High School Alliance (CHSA) provide state leaders with recommendations for improving dual enrollment programming in ways that support practitioners’ efforts.

Advancing Equity With Effective Community College Transfer Pathways
How Community Colleges Can Help Address Teacher Shortages
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Latest Research Findings

Lessons From Two Major Evaluations of Guided Pathways

Lessons From Two Major Evaluations of Guided Pathways

March 2024

Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr & Thomas Brock

Access to Success: Insights for Implementing a Multiple Measures Assessment System

Access to Success: Insights for Implementing a Multiple Measures Assessment System

March 2024

Elizabeth Kopko, Hollie Daniels, Dan Cullinan, Hanna Nichols, Ellen Wasserman & Sarahi Hernandez

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Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges

CCRC co-leads a research network to explore strategies community colleges can use to bring back students who left during the pandemic, support their learning, and ensure they can succeed in the rapidly evolving economy.

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CCRC studies community colleges because they provide critical access to postsecondary education and are uniquely positioned to promote equity and social mobility in the United States. Our mission is to conduct research that helps these institutions strengthen opportunities and improve outcomes for their students, particularly those from underserved populations.

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