Defending the Community College Equity Agenda
In this book, CCRC researchers analyze how colleges have tried to improve their performance with respect to low-income students, students of color, and nontraditional students.
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.
Pathways to College Access and Success
This report reviews findings from a study of five programs that allow high school students to take classes for college credit, or “credit-based transition programs.”
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 New Economic Development Role of the Community College
This paper analyzes the new economic role of the community college by examining its role in workforce development for five different industries.
