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Miller, Cynthia; Headlam, Camielle; Manno, Michelle; Cullinan, Dan – MDRC, 2020
The nation's community colleges play a central role in producing a more educated workforce and promoting social mobility. They serve about 40 percent of all college students and, not surprisingly, they serve a disproportionate number of low-income and underrepresented students. But most students who enter these colleges do not graduate--only about…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Graduation Rate, Acceleration (Education)
Ratledge, Alyssa; Sommo, Colleen; Cullinan, Dan; O'Donoghue, Rebekah; Lepe, Marco; Camo-Biogradlija, Jasmina – MDRC, 2021
Postsecondary education is widely seen as a necessity in the modern economy. Yet students at community colleges often face steep odds when it comes to completing a degree. Community colleges serve many low-income and first-generation students as well as students of color, all of whom must contend with many obstacles to success. At the same time,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, At Risk Students, High School Graduates
Ratledge, Alyssa; Sommo, Colleen; Cullinan, Dan; O'Donoghue, Rebekah; Lepe, Marco; Camo-Biogradlija, Jasmina – MDRC, 2021
Postsecondary education is widely seen as a necessity in the modern economy. Yet students at community colleges often face steep odds when it comes to completing a degree. Community colleges serve many low-income and first-generation students as well as students of color, all of whom must contend with many obstacles to success. At the same time,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, At Risk Students, High School Graduates
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Weiss, Michael J.; Mayer, Alexander K.; Cullinan, Dan; Ratledge, Alyssa; Sommo, Colleen; Diamond, John – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, enrolling more than one in every three postsecondary students. While their market share has grown over the past 50 years, students' success rates remain low. Consequently, community college stakeholders are searching with mounting urgency for strategies that increase rates of success. We…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Communities of Practice, Graduation Rate, Education Work Relationship
Weiss, Michael J.; Mayer, Alexander; Cullinan, Dan; Ratledge, Alyssa; Sommo, Colleen; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2014
Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, enrolling more than one in every three postsecondary students. While the market share of these institutions has grown over the past 50 years, students' success rates remain low. Consequently, community college stakeholders are searching with mounting urgency for strategies that increase…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Urban Schools, Control Groups