Publications

The intent of this volume is to advance the conversation among researchers and practitioners about possible approaches to classifying two-year colleges.

This paper discusses the process and impact of the ATE innovation from several different dimensions by examining instructional and institutional factors that affect the process of curriculum integration.

This paper reports on findings from a qualitative study that examined students' academic preparedness and assessment and placement policies in 15 U.S. community colleges.

In CCRC's 2003 newsletter, Director Thomas Bailey discusses the fiscal crisis facing community colleges and reviews some of the findings from CCRC's national field study of community colleges and CCRC's research on the educational outcomes of community college occupational students.

This paper discusses the economic returns to education for African American and Hispanic students and the performance of community colleges in increasing college access for ethnic minority students.

This book examines the origins and early history of the American community college and the role played by Teachers College in that history.

This article discusses the potential of noncredit education in community colleges as a bridge to college for the most disadvantaged youth and adults.

This article provides an overview of preexisting relationships between high school and colleges and discusses the promising initiative of dual enrollment.

This report, commissioned by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) of the U.S. Department of Education, examines the rationale for federal involvement in occupational education.

This journal article describes the uneven supply of contract training by community colleges.

This report is a quantitative analysis of postsecondary occupational education students using national datasets.

This report examines community colleges' successes and failures in their role as a bridge to opportunity for disadvantaged students and discusses changes they could make to be more effective in this role.

This paper reports on a two-year research study jointly conducted by CCRC and National Center for Postsecondary Improvement that compares for-profit institutions with community colleges.

This paper argues that community colleges should be a major institution helping disconnected youth reconnect to education.

This journal article explores the decision-making factors for students applying to postsecondary institutions, with a focus on issues related to student ethnicity.

This journal article discusses the performance of community college remedial writing students on a task that required them to compose an informational report from sources.

This chapter discusses the challenges of community colleges, trends leading to enrollment growth, and the controversy over mission expansion and offers suggestions for reform. A brief version is also available.

This book chapter examines the rise of the school-to-work movement in the late 1980s and continued throughout the 1990s, and discusses work-based learning pedagogies.

This article provides information on two major settings for literacy education for adults: adult basic education and community college remedial programs.

CCRC Brief No. 13 focuses on immigrant enrollment in community colleges and two-year associate degree programs in City University of New York (CUNY) senior colleges.