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Morton, Tiffany; Headlam, Camielle; Spencer, Briah – MDRC, 2021
College completion rates are low--nearly 40 percent of students do not earn a degree within six years of enrolling in college. Community college students face the highest hurdles--about 60 percent are without a degree six years after matriculating. Research has identified strategies that institutions can use to improve student success and degree…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Graduation Rate, Educational Attainment
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Burk, Cheryl; Dees, Lori; Kalbaugh, Laura – Journal of Developmental Education, 2018
As part of the Community College Research Center's (CCRC) Analysis of Statewide Developmental Education Reform Learning Assessment Study, Wake Technical Community College's partner team believes the recommendation and implications in the CCRC's Developmental Reading and English Assessment in a Researcher-Practitioner Partnership. Working Paper No.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Educational Research, Partnerships in Education
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Colleges attempt to identify students who are underprepared for college-level courses and then place them into developmental courses intended to help them succeed. These courses are usually offered on a non-credit basis and do not count toward graduation. As a result, students enrolled in developmental education can take longer to graduate than…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Colleges attempt to identify students who are underprepared for college-level courses and then place them into developmental courses intended to help them succeed. These courses are usually offered on a non-credit basis and do not count toward graduation. As a result, students enrolled in developmental education can take longer to graduate than…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Colleges attempt to identify students who are underprepared for college-level courses and then place them into developmental courses intended to help them succeed. These courses are usually offered on a non-credit basis and do not count toward graduation. As a result, students enrolled in developmental education can take longer to graduate than…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Barnett, Elizabeth A.; Kopko, Elizabeth – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
Community college students invest considerable time and money into attending college, but too few of them complete their programs of study. This paper discusses how the development of an overall framing vision for student success, the implementation of evidence-based practices, and the establishment of a culture that is both committed to student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Evidence Based Practice, School Culture
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Schmidt, Benno – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2013
The City University of New York (CUNY) developed and implemented two evidence-based, educational initiatives at its community colleges. Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), on six campuses, helped 55 percent of students who enter with one or two developmental needs earn an associate degree within three years. This compares with 20…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Evidence Based Practice, Acceleration (Education)