Helping Students Enter and Succeed: Access, Success, and Accountability Policies in the “Achieving the Dream” States
This article features findings from a commissioned audit of state policies on community college access, success, and accountability in seven states.
Academic Progress of Community College Nursing Aspirants: An Institutional Research Profile
This article reports on a study that tracked the academic progress of a cohort of nursing aspirants over a three-year period.
The Community College as a Nexus for Workforce Transitions: A Critical Essay
This article examines horizontal and vertical workforce transitions and how a global economy and the need to train new subpopulations of future workers will cause community colleges to approach their roles in workforce training differently.
CCRC Research Tools No. 1: Using Census Data to Classify Community College Students by Socioeconomic Status and Community Characteristics
This brief describes the methodology CCRC researchers used to estimate the socioeconomic status of individual students in the Washington State community and technical college system.
Relative Success? Determinants of College Graduation Rates in Public and Private Colleges in the U.S.
This article discusses the use of regression analysis to evaluate public and private institutions serving vastly different populations.