Perspectives
Rural Community Colleges See Slump in Enrollment Due to the Pandemic
With budgets already stretched thin, rural community colleges face more challenges as the pandemic forces many current and prospective students to postpone or cancel their higher education plans.
State Strategies to Re-Engage Students with Some College and No Degree
This brief focuses on actions states and/or state higher education systems can take to help students with some college, but no degree, reenroll and persist in completing a postsecondary credential.
Making the case for free community college nationwide
Seventeen states offer some sort of tuition-free two-year college program. Research proves the educational and economic benefit to young people who likely would have skipped college otherwise.
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.
Community Colleges Can Realize the Potential of Distance Education
Community colleges have long embraced distance learning to increase access to their programs. Now is the time to fully invest in students’ success online.
What community colleges can teach higher ed about supporting students during and beyond the pandemic (opinion)
Xueli Wang shares research that can inform all higher education institutions on critical ways to support students in the coming semesters and beyond.
