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CCRC in the News

November 4, 2024

Far More White Ohio High School Students Are Taking College Courses Than Their Black Peers

John Fink spoke with Signal Cleveland about dual enrollment equity in Ohio, including the state's decision to axe test-based eligibility for the program.

October 30, 2024

A Community College Could Transform a Region—and Help Itself Grow. Will Voters Buy It?

Austin Community College may soon expand its reach. Maria Cormier told the Hechinger Report that such expansions exemplify how colleges are better adapting to students' needs, but added they must be designed with equity in mind.

October 28, 2024

Dual Enrollment Has Exploded. But It’s Hard to Tell if It’s Helping More Kids Get a College Degree

Tatiana Velasco told the Hechinger Report that dual enrollment may be most beneficial to Black and Hispanic students and low-income students of all races and ethnicities.

Opinion

March 22, 2024

How to Boost Community College Transfers

What can we learn from two- and four-year institutions where transfer student success is higher than the national average? Tatiana Velasco shares four key takeaways in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

August 31, 2023

The Case for Corequisite Support in Dual Enrollment

Corequisite supports could reduce inequities in what’s proven to be an important pathway for preparing students to enroll and succeed in college, Jennifer Zinth and Elisabeth A. Barnett write in an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed.

April 18, 2023

Research to Inform Stronger Adult Education ESL Policy and Practice

In this guest blog, Nikki Edgecombe and George Bunch discuss their IES study focused on identifying the policies and practices that support multilingual learners in community colleges, as well as the important role of adult education English as a second language.

Press Releases

October 14, 2024

Dual Enrollment Boosts College Success But Gaps Remain

A new report from CCRC documents higher rates of college-going and completion for dual enrollment students relative to students who don’t participate in dual enrollment.

June 11, 2024

How Community Colleges Used Federal COVID Funding, Where the Funding Succeeded, and What Happens Now

A new study finds that community colleges spent nearly all the pandemic relief funding they received and used it to address a variety of student and institutional needs. It also finds that the relief helped colleges quickly pivot to online instruction and address emerging student needs.

February 7, 2024

New Reports Offer First State-by-State Analysis on Whether Community College Students from All Backgrounds Transfer to Four-Year Institutions and Earn Bachelor’s Degrees

Two new reports outline opportunities for states to fix transfer systems acting as barriers to community college students, including low-income, older, Black, and Hispanic learners.

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