The Landscape of Noncredit Workforce Education: State Policies and Community College Practices
This report provides detailed findings on state policies and community college practice from CCRC’s study of community college noncredit workforce education.
Challenge and Opportunity: Rethinking the Role and Function of Developmental Education in Community College
This paper examines evidence on the effectiveness of developmental education and outlines a broad reform agenda for helping students with weak academic skills.
Community College Student Success: What Institutional Characteristics Make a Difference?
This paper describes how researchers used data on student characteristics and educational outcomes from several federal government sources to explore the legitimacy of the various ways that college effectiveness can be assessed by using measures of student success.
The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment: An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two States
This study uses rigorous quantitative methods to examine the impact of dual enrollment participation on students in Florida and New York City.
CCRC Research Tools No. 3: A Short Guide to “Tipping Point” Analyses of Community College Student Labor Market Outcomes
This guide aims to help community colleges and state agencies analyze the labor market outcomes of their programs and identify opportunities for improving students’ employment outcomes.