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April 18, 2025

3 Strategies for Improving Upward Transfer

Inside Higher Ed reported on a CCRC report outlining recommendations to raise transfer outcomes for two-year college students.

April 17, 2025

The Next Frontier of Pathways

While guided pathways reforms to date have focused on removing barriers to completion, CCRC researchers proposed that colleges should focus more on students’ motivation. Community College Daily reported on the findings they presented at their 2025 AACC session.

April 16, 2025

Community College Research Center Lost More Than $12M in Federal Grants

Inside Higher Ed wrote about the loss of federal funding announced in a mid-April letter from CCRC's director and the impacts on CCRC's research.

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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