Do Student Success Courses Actually Help Community College Students Succeed?
This brief reports the findings from a CCRC study on the effectiveness of student success courses at Florida community colleges.
Institutional Responses to State Merit Aid Programs: The Case of Florida Community Colleges
This working paper examines how Florida community colleges responded to the introduction of a new merit-based financial aid program.
Paths to Persistence: An Analysis of Research on Program Effectiveness at Community Colleges
This report presents a critical analysis of the state of the research on the effectiveness of specific practices in increasing persistence and completion at community colleges.
Counselor, Coordinator, Monitor, Mom: The Role of Counselors in the Puente Program
This article analyzes the roles of counselors in the Puente program, a high school intervention designed to improve guidance and counseling for disadvantaged high school students.
“Getting Into the World”: Guidance and Counseling in Community Colleges
This report discusses crucial issues related to counseling and guidance in community colleges and outlines an agenda for potential future research.