The Academic Consequences of Employment for Students Enrolled in Community College
This study examines the effects of student employment on academic outcomes, using a dataset that combines students’ transcripts with earning records from the Unemployment Insurance system.
Dual Enrollment for College Completion: Findings From Tennessee and Peer States
Commissioned by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, this report reviews dual enrollment policies in Tennessee and five peer states—Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
Washington State Student Achievement Initiative: Achievement Points Analysis for Academic Years 2007–2011
This paper examines the performance of Washington State’s two-year colleges under the Student Achievement Initiative, a policy to reward colleges for improvements in student achievement.
Valuable Learning or “Spinning Their Wheels”? Understanding Excess Credits Earned by Community College Associate Degree Completers
This paper documents the phenomenon of excess credits by examining the credit distributions of six cohorts of students in one state community college system.
Measuring Efficiency in the Community College Sector
This paper gives a preferred economic definition of college efficiency—fiscal and social cost per degree—and assesses the validity of using IPEDS data to calculate efficiency for a community college system.