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Direct linkXiaodan Hu; Benjamin Creed – Innovative Higher Education, 2025
In 2016, Illinois initiated a statewide transitional math program to support students to be academically ready in college-level math before graduating from high school. This qualitative study focuses on the perspective of community college faculty and administrators on the statewide implementation of transitional math programs. We find that a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Readiness, Transitional Programs, College Mathematics
Biniam Tesfamariam; Charlotte C. Gullick; Wendy Maragh Taylor; Christopher Bjork; Elizabeth H. Bradley – Community College Review, 2025
Objective: Although most community college students intend to transfer to a 4-year college, few ultimately do. We sought to assess how student experiences of the Exploring Transfer (ET) program influenced transfer rates. The ET program was offered by a private, 4-year liberal arts college. Methods: We used data from a cross-sectional survey of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Transfer of Training, Transfer Policy
Jonathan T. Pryor; Brett Ranon Nachman – Innovative Higher Education, 2025
As community colleges continue to face challenges in serving an ever-changing student population and a wave of presidential retirements, the next generation of senior community college leaders is surfacing. To prepare these top-level administrators, doctoral-level community college leadership (CCL) programs often serve as a viable mechanism for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Doctoral Programs, Curriculum, Needs Assessment
Download full textCyrette Saunier; Susan Scrivener; Austin Slaughter; Noor Amanullah; Sukanya Barman; Cynthia Miller; Colleen Sommo; Erick Alonzo, Contributor; Osvaldo Avila, Contributor; Katie Beal, Contributor; Parker Cellura, Contributor; Ben Cohen, Contributor; Stanley Dai, Contributor; Hannah Dalporto, Contributor; Claudia Escobar, Contributor; Colin Hill, Contributor; Marco Lepe, Contributor; Tiffany Morton, Contributor; Rebekah O’Donoghue, Contributor; Vivianna Plancarte, Contributor; Alyssa Ratledge, Contributor; Elena Serna-Wallender, Contributor; Andrea Vasquez, Contributor; Rae Walker, Contributor; Michelle Ware, Contributor; Kayla Warner, Contributor; Melissa Wavelet, Contributor; Michael Weiss, Contributor; Diane Wren, Contributor – MDRC, 2025
Community colleges and broad-access universities (those with minimally selective admissions policies) provide an opportunity for students across the United States to attain postsecondary degrees and achieve economic mobility. However, graduation rates from such colleges are often low and there are many obstacles that can be difficult to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Persistence, Program Development, Costs
Stanley Dai; Kayla Warner; Colleen Sommo; Emily Brennan, Contributor; Colin Hill, Contributor; Christine Johnston, Contributor; Rebekah O’Donoghue, Contributor; Michael Weiss, Contributor – MDRC, 2025
In community colleges in the United States, graduation rates remain frustratingly low. Students face many challenges, including the financial costs of attending college; the demands of school, work, and family; complex institutional systems; underfunded student support services; and insufficient preparation for college-level work. To address these…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Paying for College
Justin C. Ortagus; Hope Allchin; Benjamin Skinner; Melvin Tanner; Isaac McFarlin – Education Finance and Policy, 2025
Most students who begin at a community college do not complete their desired credential. Many students fail to graduate due to various barriers other than their academic performance. To encourage previously successful non-completers to re-enroll and eventually graduate, a growing number of community colleges have implemented re-enrollment…
Descriptors: Community College Students, College Enrollment, Dropouts, Academic Persistence
Jesse Cunha; Trey Miller; Megan Austin; Lindsay Daugherty; Paco Martorell – Education Finance and Policy, 2025
We estimate the cost effectiveness of corequisite English developmental education at community colleges compared with a traditional prerequisite pathway. Our context is a previously published randomized controlled trial that estimated the effects of three different approaches to English corequisites implemented in five Texas community colleges.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Remedial Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction
Alicia Moore; Christy Walker – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2025
This article explores the intersection of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) work and strategic enrollment management (SEM), provides an overview of Central Oregon Community College's college preparation programs and data on their success, and offers guidance for those wanting to engage in this critical work
Descriptors: Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Strategic Planning, Enrollment Management, College Attendance
Margaret Hennessy; Ivonne Garcia; Sabrina Klein; Sarah Salimi – MDRC, 2025
Getting a head start on college coursework in high school has become an even more important goal for high school students in recent years, due in part to the rising costs of obtaining traditional four-year college degrees coupled with the disruptions in learning for high school and college students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever,…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Credits, Acceleration (Education)
Jenna W. Kramer; Isaiah Simmons; Amanda Perez; Lindsay Daugherty – Grantee Submission, 2025
Many community college students across the country face financial constraints and unmet basic needs for food and housing, and colleges now view such basic needs supports as food pantries and emergency aid as a core strategy for supporting student success. The goal of this report is to provide clear guidance to community college leadership and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Needs, Need Gratification
Jenna W. Kramer; Isaiah Simmons; Amanda Perez; Lindsay Daugherty – RAND Corporation, 2025
Many community college students across the country face financial constraints and unmet basic needs for food and housing. Basic needs insecurity is associated with negative academic outcomes, and many colleges now view such basic needs supports as food pantries and emergency aid as a core strategy for supporting student success. The goal of this…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Needs, Need Gratification
Marbella Uriostegui; Leanne Davis; Pablo Lopez Trujillo; Manuel Vazquez – Education Northwest, 2025
California Reconnect is a three-year initiative (2023-2026) led by InsideTrack, in partnership with the Institute for Higher Education Policy, to support re-enrollment and success of learners with some college but no credential (SCNC). Education Northwest is conducting a multi-year mixed-methods evaluation of the initiative. This interim…
Descriptors: Reentry Students, College Enrollment, Outreach Programs, Program Effectiveness
Amy Y. Li; Patricia Katri – Journal of Higher Education, 2025
We evaluate whether the Bennett Hypothesis applies to local-level, single-institution promise programs and account for whether colleges have the authority to raise tuition, versus an external entity holding such authority. Using a sample of 29 community colleges affected by promise programs, we analyze changes in tuition across years 2001-02 to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Tuition, Student Costs, Power Structure
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2025
Education Code section 79511 requires the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to submit a report each year on the the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program (AANHPI SAP). The AANHPI SAP is in its second year of implementation with 50 colleges participating. Before the full implementation in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Administration, Program Effectiveness, Resource Allocation
Michael J. Weiss; Colleen Sommo; Colin Hill; Veronica Minaya-Lazarte; Judith Scott Clayton; Christine Brongniart; Zineta Kolenovic – MDRC, 2025
CUNY ASAP is a three-year program offering comprehensive student support, financial aid, and structured pathways. The program has served over 100,000 students since 2007 and been replicated across seven states. ASAP's primary goal is to increase the completion of college associate degrees. Specifically, the comprehensive intervention is expected…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Academic Support Services, Guided Pathways
