How Do Incoming Community College Students Think About Programs of Study and Potential Careers?
Using survey data from incoming students at four colleges, this report examines how they think about choosing a program of study, how well their educational and career goals align, and implications for colleges seeking to better support students’ decision-making.
How Community College Students Choose a Program of Study: Faculty and Staff Perspectives
Based on faculty and staff interviews at four colleges, this brief describes how students experience the program choice process, including barriers they face, and discusses practices for improving support for program and career exploration.
Comparative Cost Analyses of Community College Student Success Initiatives
This paper documents the annual costs associated with six common community college success strategies; overall costs, the distribution of costs, and costs per student, as well as how costs are borne by various actors are identified.
From Course to Skill: Evaluating Large Language Model Performance in Curricular Analytics
In this AIED conference paper, the authors evaluate four text alignment strategies based on large language learning models (LLMs) or traditional natural language processing (NLP) for skill extraction, a core task in curricular analytics.
The Impact of Dual Enrollment on College Application Choice and Admission Success
Using a regression discontinuity approach and data from two cohorts of students in one state, this paper examines the effect of taking dual enrollment credits on the number of in-state public colleges students apply and are admitted to and the selectivity of those colleges.