The Labor Market Returns to For-Profit Higher Education: Evidence for Transfer Students
This paper examines the labor market gains for students who enrolled at for-profit colleges after beginning their postsecondary education in community college.
Gaining Ground: Findings From the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways Impact Study
This CAPR report examines how four Texas community colleges implemented Dana Center Mathematics Pathways (DCMP) and the impact of DCMP on student outcomes over as many as four semesters. Costs of the initiative and student perspectives are also discussed.
The Changing Landscape of Developmental Education Practices: Findings From a National Survey and Interviews with Postsecondary Institutions
This CAPR report documents developmental education practices used in broad-access two- and four-year colleges across the country based on a 2016 survey of public two- and four-year colleges and private, nonprofit four-year colleges as well as interviews with institutional and state leaders.
The Role of Librarians in Guided Pathways Reforms
In this short essay, Shanna Jaggars (coauthor of Redesigning America’s Community Colleges) and Amanda Folk (head of teaching and learning at the Ohio State Libraries) discuss how librarians’ expertise could be harnessed to support guided pathways reforms.
Adapting Lesson Study for Community College Mathematics Instruction: Early Observations
This short report provides a rationale for implementing Lesson Study, a collaborative and structured professional development approach, in the community college context.
