Integrating Technology and Advising: Studying Enhancements to Colleges’ iPASS Practices
This study, conducted in partnership with MDRC, examines the effects of three institutions’ efforts to expand the use of advising technologies and to use administrative and communication strategies to increase student contact with advisors.
Early Momentum Metrics: Leading Indicators for Community College Improvement
In this brief, the authors examine how well nine measures of students’ progress in their first year predict student completion in subsequent years, and thus how suitable these early momentum metrics are as leading indicators of the effectiveness of institutional reforms.
Scaling Success: Lessons From the ASAP Expansion at Bronx Community College
This brief examines the expansion and adaptation of the City University of New York’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), using Bronx Community College as an illustrative case study.
Modernizing College Course Placement by Using Multiple Measures
Written in conjunction with the Education Commission of the States, this brief provides an overview of multiple measures assessment and placement and describes how several states are implementing the approach.
Math Transition Courses in Context: Preparing Students for College Success
Based on interviews with stakeholders in 11 states and other data, this brief describes the design, implementation, and effectiveness of math transition courses and identifies major trends in course development.