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Community College Research Center

To Build Back Enrollment, Community Colleges Must Ensure That Their Programs Are Worth Completing
Guided Pathways Summer Institute: Using Data to Launch Large-Scale Reform
New publication: Lessons From Two Experimental Studies of Multiple Measures Assessment
CCRC's 2020-2022 Biennial Report
CCRC's 2020-2022 Biennial Report
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Read the Washington Post op-ed written by Teachers College President Thomas Bailey and CCRC Director Thomas Brock.

Toward a practical set of STEM transfer program momentum metrics
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A woman in a surgical mask walks on campus

Since the pandemic began, CCRC has considered COVID-19's implications for community colleges. Here, you'll find a roundup of our coronavirus-related blog posts and media mentions.

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Latest Research Findings

The Role of Higher Education in High School Math Reform
February 2022
The Role of Higher Education in High School Math Reform

Based on interviews with educators who are rethinking and revising secondary math coursework, this report describes the role of higher education in influencing high school math reform nationally and in three particular states.

The Effects of Corequisite Remediation: Evidence From a Statewide Reform in Tennessee
February 2022
The Effects of Corequisite Remediation: Evidence From a Statewide Reform in Tennessee

This paper provides the first causal evidence on a system-wide corequisite reform, using data from all 13 community colleges affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents.

How Lesson Study Facilitated the Adoption of New Teaching Practices in a Community College Quantitative Reasoning Course
January 2022
How Lesson Study Facilitated the Adoption of New Teaching Practices in a Community College Quantitative Reasoning Course

This article describes how lesson study—a structured, collaborative professional development intervention—encouraged developmental mathematics faculty at three community colleges to implement new approaches to instruction.

Lessons From Two Experimental Studies of Multiple Measures Assessment
January 2022
Lessons From Two Experimental Studies of Multiple Measures Assessment

This CAPR brief describes two recent experimental studies of multiple measures assessment, in which colleges use measures beyond placement test scores to determine students’ college readiness.

New on CCRC's Mixed Methods Blog

February 28, 2022

Melissa Herman, a member of the first class of PEAR Fellows at CCRC and Teachers College, is devoting her career to expanding educational opportunities for students in her hometown of New York City.

January 24, 2022

Reggie Gilliard, a PhD student and PEAR fellow at Teachers College, is looking to help close the gap between academic research and classroom practice in the American education system.

January 13, 2022

In an update to their Tableau dashboard using IPEDS data to show which credentials students are completing by college and state, John Fink and Davis Jenkins incorporated earnings data to lend additional insight into programs' postgraduation outcomes.

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CCRC studies community colleges because they provide critical access to postsecondary education and are uniquely positioned to promote equity and social mobility in the United States. Our mission is to conduct research that helps these institutions strengthen opportunities and improve outcomes for their students, particularly those from underserved populations.

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