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October 2014

Three Accelerated Developmental Education Programs: Features, Student Outcomes, and Implications

This study examines three developmental acceleration programs—two in English and one in math—and finds that accelerated students were more likely to complete the relevant college-level course within 3 years.
January 2014

Get With the Program … and Finish It: Building Guided Pathways to Accelerate Student Completion

This publication describes efforts by a growing number of colleges and universities to create “guided pathways” designed to increase the rate at which students enter and complete a program of study.
November 2013

Lingerers in the Community College

This brief examines characteristics and course-taking patterns of students who accumulate a substantial number of college credits but do not earn an award by their fifth year of enrollment.
November 2013

Demographic and Academic Characteristics of Pell Grant Recipients at Community Colleges

Findings from this paper suggest that while Pell recipients at community colleges have a stronger academic focus than non-Pell recipients, they may be taking more time to complete a credential than is prudent.
May 2013

Timing of Concentration, Completion, and Exit in Community Colleges

This publication compares how long it takes students to reach important progression milestones based on their level of academic readiness upon entry.
February 2013

Student Success Courses and Educational Outcomes at Virginia Community Colleges

Using administrative data from the Virginia Community College System, this paper examines the associations between student success course enrollment and short-term student outcomes.
December 2012

New Evidence of Success for Community College Remedial English Students: Tracking the Outcomes of Students in the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP)

This paper presents the findings from a follow-up quantitative analysis of the Community College of Baltimore County’s Accelerated Learning Program (ALP).
January 2012

Get With the Program: Accelerating Community College Students’ Entry Into and Completion of Programs of Study

This paper argues that to improve completion rates, colleges must help students enter programs as soon as possible; it presents a method for measuring program entry and completion rates using transcript data.
October 2010

Developmental Education in Community Colleges

Prepared for the 2010 White House Summit on Community College, this brief discusses developmental education challenges and describes initiatives designed to improve remedial services.
September 2010

Referral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community Colleges

This paper analyzes patterns of student progression through sequences of developmental education starting from initial referral.
September 2010

Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST): New Evidence of Effectiveness

CCRC examined educational and labor market outcomes of participants in I-BEST, which aims to help adult basic skills students succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training.
November 2009

Strategies for Promoting Gatekeeper Course Success Among Students Needing Remediation: Research Report for the Virginia Community College System

CCRC examined student characteristics, course-taking patterns, and other factors associated with higher probabilities that students who require remediation will take and pass gatekeeper courses.
March 2009

Achieving the Dream Colleges in Pennsylvania and Washington State: Early Progress Toward Building a Culture of Evidence

This report describes the progress made by the 13 Pennsylvania and Washington State community colleges that comprise Round 3 of the Achieving the Dream initiative after planning and one year of implementation.

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October 2014

Three Accelerated Developmental Education Programs: Features, Student Outcomes, and Implications

January 2014

Get With the Program … and Finish It: Building Guided Pathways to Accelerate Student Completion

November 2013

Lingerers in the Community College

November 2013

Demographic and Academic Characteristics of Pell Grant Recipients at Community Colleges

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