Student Enrollment
A More Unified Community College: Aligning Non-Credit and Credit Programs
Now is the time to create a more unified community college that aligns industry-focused non-credit programs to credit programs that lead to degrees.
Summer enrollments declined sharply among Black undergraduates and at community colleges
College enrollments declined sharply this summer among Black undergraduates and men, and at community colleges and rural institutions, raising worries about the fall and worsening equity gaps.
The importance of providing education to imprisoned people (opinion)
Imprisoned people are desperate to become students, and that desire and economics mandate that we heed their calls, argues Doran Larson.
Rethinking Transfer Pathways
Community College Students Succeed at Selective Institutions
New Report: Ready to Succeed: Community College Transfer Students at Four-Year Institutions
Overall, the report found that community college students succeed at even the most selective four-year institutions, but some institutions continue to admit few of these students. Based on these results, the report provides several suggestions for four-year institutions hoping to recruit and support community college transfer students.
Going to College Before College
Many local high school students can now take courses that give them high school and college credits at the same time. If they stick to it, they will eventually graduate from college in less time an…
