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Guided pathways reforms have focused on removing barriers, but colleges should focus on students’ motivation. “Students won’t enroll if they aren’t guaranteed a living-wage job or that all their credits will transfer,” Davis Jenkins said. ccdaily.com/2025/04/the-next…@CCPathwaysGuru
CCRC has released a new interactive dashboard that draws on multiple years of CRDC data to provide a school- and district-level view of dual enrollment and AP access. ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblo…@meikled_john
CC Daily writes about CCRC’s new report that connects credentials from community colleges with earnings, showing which types of degrees and certificates lead to good-paying jobs and careers — and which typically don’t. ccdaily.com/2025/04/linking-…@Comm_College
What if every #comm_college student had a real shot at a bachelor’s degree? Only 16% reach that goal—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Transfer Playbook 2.0 from Aspen & @CommunityCCRC offers proven strategies to close the gap & boost success.
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A new transfer playbook, released by the Aspen Institute and the Community College Research Center, offers strategies for improving outcomes for transfer students by examining higher ed institutions with the best records.
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A New Partnership to Explore How Community Colleges Are Preparing the New Energy Workforce: Meet Allison Moe From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblo…
More than a year after Texas’ House Bill 8 took effect, some schools have offered free tuition, grown dual credit programs or helped students’ credits transfer when they move on to four-year schools. texastribune.org/2025/03/26/…@TexasTribune
Since 2009, the percentage of Americans ages 25 to 64 attaining a postsecondary credential has increased by a remarkable 17 points, reaching nearly 55%. But there’s more to do, writes Yolanda Watson Spiva of @CompleteCollege in @insidehighered. insidehighered.com/opinion/v…
MDRC’s Intervention ROI tool is a free interactive web application that allows community college administrators to estimate the costs and revenues associated with implementing an intervention at their college, including two studied by CAPR. postsecondaryreadiness.org/c…@MDRC_News
The number of college students transferring to a new institution increased by 4.4% this year, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Transfer growth was strongest at community colleges. insidehighered.com/news/admi…#ARCCNetwork@NSClearinghouse