Unrealistic Plans and Misdirected Efforts: Are Community Colleges Getting the Right Message to High School Students?
This paper and related brief discuss the problem of high school students’ failure to prepare for college demands; policy reforms are suggested.
The Economic Benefits of Pre-Baccalaureate Education: Results from State and Local Studies
This CCRC brief discusses labor market outcome findings from five states that are in the lead in using Unemployment Insurance (UI) data.
The Economic Benefits of Sub-Baccalaureate Education: Results From National Studies
While community colleges serve many goals and missions, their occupational purposes are central. This brief uses national data to evaluate the economic benefits of sub-baccalaureate education.
Multiple Missions of Community Colleges: Conflicting or Complementary?
In this report and brief, the authors clarify the underlying assumptions of both sides in the community college multiple missions debate.
Four-Year Graduates Attending Community Colleges: A New Meaning for the Term “Second Chance”
This paper details a qualitative study of four-year graduates who attended Central Piedmont Community College.