Helping Students Enter and Succeed: Access, Success, and Accountability Policies in the “Achieving the Dream” States
This article features findings from a commissioned audit of state policies on community college access, success, and accountability in seven states.
State Policies to Achieve the Dream in Five States: An Audit of State Policies to Aid Student Access to and Success in Community Colleges in the First Five Achieving the Dream States

This report presents the findings of an audit of state policies affecting access to, and success in, community colleges in five states.
State Systems of Performance Accountability for Community Colleges: Impacts and Lessons for Policymakers

This policy brief contains an analysis of the impacts of performance accountability on community colleges in six states.
The Economic Benefits of Pre-Baccalaureate Education: Results from State and Local Studies

This CCRC brief discusses labor market outcome findings from five states that are in the lead in using Unemployment Insurance (UI) data.
Four-Year Graduates Attending Community Colleges: A New Meaning for the Term “Second Chance”

This paper details a qualitative study of four-year graduates who attended Central Piedmont Community College.