A new report featured in Inside Higher Ed shows how colleges can increase enrollment in programs that lead to family-sustaining jobs or clear transfer pathways.
A new report from the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and CCRC that finds colleges can rapidly improve employment outcomes was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education's Daily Briefing newsletter.
Research shows students with early college credit access were far more likely to complete a bachelor’s degree by age 24 compared to peers without, John Fink shared at a meeting hosted by the Mayor's Office of Education in Philadelphia.
Governor Kathy Hochul's proposal for free childcare is an economically sound investment that would provide essential support for parents at community colleges, who often struggle to juggle work, school, and caregiving responsibilities, Pascale Mevs wrote in the Times Union.
In an op-ed for CC Daily, Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, and Maggie P. Fay, co-authors of More Essential Than Ever, wrote about why community colleges are so well-positioned to meet student and workforce demand and the importance of successful reforms to ensure they continue to meet students' needs.
Laramie County Community College president Joe Schaffer and CCRC's Davis Jenkins and Hana Lahr wrote about paths to bachelor's degrees for rural students and how increasing bachelor's degree offerings at community colleges can serve rural populations in Inside Higher Ed.
A new report finds community colleges can, in a short time, increase the number of students enrolled in high-value programs that lead to good jobs or transfer pathways.
