Mapping Community College Finance Systems to Develop Equitable and Effective Finance Policy
This report describes the diversity and complexity of community college state finance systems, and how to identify the often competing incentives within them, by comparing the systems of three very different states: California, Ohio, and Texas.
How Can Community Colleges Afford to Offer Dual Enrollment College Courses to High School Students at a Discount?
Using three case studies, this paper examines the conditions under which dual enrollment programming could be made sustainable through efficiency gains, even for colleges that charge discounted tuition (or none at all)
The Effect of Job Displacement on College Enrollment: Evidence From Ohio
Using employer-employee-student matched administrative data from Ohio, this paper provides the first direct evidence of workers’ enrollment responses following mass layoffs in the United States.
Funding Guided Pathways Reforms at Small Colleges: Three Ohio Community Colleges Show How to Do It
This report and accompanying case studies describe how three small colleges have made large-scale changes in practice based on the guided pathways model and how they funded and are sustaining these changes to improve rates of student progression and completion.
Using Guided Pathways to Build Cross-Sector Pathways Partnerships
Based on fieldwork at four guided pathways colleges, this report introduces a cross-sector pathways model and highlights emerging practices and strategies that community colleges are using to build stronger connections with employers, universities, and K-12 schools.