Research Projects

May 2009–February 2013

CCRC partnered with MDRC in its evaluation of the Developmental Education Initiative, part of Achieving the Dream.

May 2009–December 2012

CCRC conducted studies of two accelerated developmental education programs: FastStart at the Community College of Denver and the accelerated English program at Chabot College in California.

May 2009–December 2012

CCRC explored factors that affect teaching and learning in online courses, including faculty development, faculty and student perceptions, students’ online readiness, and instructional activities.

May 2009–December 2012

CCRC examined the outcomes of students who participate in student success courses, along with the policies, practices, and implementation challenges at three Virginia colleges.

May 2012–November 2012

CCRC partnered with Mathematica Policy Research to provide evaluation-related technical assistance to Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grantees.

May 2011–June 2012

CCRC and JBL Associates evaluated Tennessee's efforts to increase structure in community college programs and strengthen connections between community colleges and adult career centers.

January 2008–June 2012

CCRC studied the implementation and program impacts of the career-focused dual enrollment programs in California's Concurrent Courses Initiative.

July 2006–June 2012

NCPR was a partnership that included CCRC, MDRC, the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, and faculty at Harvard University.

August 2008–March 2012

CCRC completed a three-year study on the role of associate degrees in preparing graduates for information technology (IT) jobs in the Seattle and Detroit labor markets.

October 2010–September 2011

Using longitudinal data, this study provided a quasi-experimental examination of the effects of the Federal Work-Study program on student achievement, persistence, and completion.

October 2010–April 2011

CCRC researchers participated in the U.S. Department of Education's White House Summit on Community College and a subsequent virtual symposium.

August 2008–January 2011

CCRC examined the factors influencing states' decisions to implement or not to implement performance funding for higher education and the demise of two performance funding programs.

January 2010–July 2010

CCRC conducted multivariate analyses of the effects of participating in the Community College of Baltimore County's Accelerated Learning Program for upper level developmental writing students.

July 2006–July 2010

CCRC collaborated with Jobs for the Future and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems to help states use data to improve students' college access and attainment.

February 2006–June 2010

Through interviews with students and faculty and classroom observations, CCRC researchers examined students’ persistence and leaving processes at two urban community colleges.

July 2008–June 2009

CCRC served as an evaluation partner for AMTEC, a consortium of 25 community colleges and 21 automotive manufacturing and service companies.

May 2006–June 2009

CCRC examined community college noncredit workforce instruction and contract training, reviewing state policies in all 50 states and conducting case studies of 20 community colleges.

June 2006–May 2009

CCRC developed and tested a curricular supplement called the Content Comprehension Strategy Intervention with developmental education students at three community colleges.

June 2008

Hosted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, this symposium was focused on improving student transitions at community colleges.

March 2008

CCRC's paper on dual enrollment data systems and research aims to help states and districts think about and develop data systems to evaluate the outcomes of their dual enrollment programs.

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