Data
Two-year college completion rate increases again – Community College Daily
The average completion rate for community colleges continues its upward trend, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. While the overall national postsecondary education six-year completion rate for the...
“They Need to be Connected:” Furthering College Completion, Including through Adult Reengagement, through Degrees When Due
Today, more than 39 million Americans have some college credit, but no awarded degree and, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions more did not enroll to begin their higher education journey. In 2018, well before the pandemic began, IHEP launched the Degrees When Due (DWD) initiative to reengage the “some college, no degree” (SCND) population.
The Value of Short-Term Community College Credentials
New ACCT Paper Assesses Value of Community College Short-Term Credentials, Recommends Policy Changes to Reflect True Student Needs
How Community Colleges Can Lead Our Economic Recovery
Community colleges — often viewed as the postsecondary system’s workhorses of economic growth and mobility — have seen their enrollments dip by over 10 percent during the months of the pandemic. But new, hyperlocal demand-mapping research shows that across the country, millions of adults, themselves dealing with the pandemic’s ramifications on their careers, have strong intentions to enroll in community college or technical school over the next two years.
State funding for two-year colleges declined this year while four-year colleges saw a small dip
Four-year institutions have fared better than two-year colleges when it comes to state support, a split that might be tied to enrollment declines.
Community College Graduates and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Community college graduates earn more, have more stable jobs, work in sectors and firms less susceptible to disruptions from COVID-19, and, notably, are able to mitigate the direct effects of the virus.
