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CCRC in the News

April 3, 2025

Improving Transfer Based on Success Stories

Inside Higher Ed wrote about the new Transfer Playbook released by the Aspen Institute and CCRC which offers strategies for improving outcomes for transfer students by examining higher ed institutions with the best records.

March 28, 2025

Trump Is Pummeling Higher Education. Where Do Houston Community Colleges Stand?

Though federal funding cuts could disrupt the distribution of federal aid like Pell grants, CCRC's Tom Brock told Houston Landing that because community colleges do not rely heavily on federal funding, they are probably not the main focus of worry.

March 20, 2025

A Texas Community College Remaps the Path From School to Career

Community colleges, meant to be a gateway to the American dream, haven’t consistently delivered. But a San Antonio system may have figured it out, Bloomberg wrote. CCRC's Tom Brock and Davis Jenkins added expertise on workforce training, degree attainment, and research-based methods for keeping students on their academic path.

Opinion

April 3, 2025

Grant Terminated

Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration, including CCRC's Judith Scott-Clayton and research affiliate Daniel Sparks, describe some of the myriad impacts of the funding cuts in Inside Higher Ed.

March 22, 2024

How to Boost Community College Transfers

What can we learn from two- and four-year institutions where transfer student success is higher than the national average? Tatiana Velasco shares four key takeaways in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

August 31, 2023

The Case for Corequisite Support in Dual Enrollment

Corequisite supports could reduce inequities in what’s proven to be an important pathway for preparing students to enroll and succeed in college, Jennifer Zinth and Elisabeth A. Barnett write in an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed.

Press Releases

March 31, 2025

New Report Outlines Three Essential Strategies to Improve Success of Community College Students Aiming to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree

A new report provides specific recommendations to improve the nation's failing transfer system, citing examples of success from across the country.

October 14, 2024

Dual Enrollment Boosts College Success But Gaps Remain

A new report from CCRC documents higher rates of college-going and completion for dual enrollment students relative to students who don’t participate in dual enrollment.

June 11, 2024

How Community Colleges Used Federal COVID Funding, Where the Funding Succeeded, and What Happens Now

A new study finds that community colleges spent nearly all the pandemic relief funding they received and used it to address a variety of student and institutional needs. It also finds that the relief helped colleges quickly pivot to online instruction and address emerging student needs.

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