Community College Research Center

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CCRC Dives Into the Next Generation of Community College Research at DREAM 2025
2024 Year in Review blog
Beyond Engagement: Promoting Motivation and Learning in Online Courses
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Funding Community Colleges After HEERF
Funding Community Colleges After HEERF

Using newly released institutional data from IPEDS, this blog post details how community college revenues have changed now that pandemic-related Higher Education Emergency Relief funds have ended.

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How Many Community Colleges Fully Recovered Their Enrollments Three Years After the Pandemic? Too Few.
New from CCRC: The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students: A National and Sate-by-State Analysis
The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students: A National and State-by-State Analysis
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Latest Research Findings

Beyond Engagement: Promoting Motivation and Learning in Online Courses

Beyond Engagement: Promoting Motivation and Learning in Online Courses

February 2025

Susan Bickerstaff, Akilah H. Thompson, Keena P. Walters & Jenivee Gastelum

The Net Benefits of Raising Bachelor’s Degree Completion Through CUNY's ACE Program

The Net Benefits of Raising Bachelor’s Degree Completion Through CUNY's ACE Program

December 2024

Judith Scott-Clayton, Irwin Garfinkel, Elizabeth Ananat, Sophie Collyer, Robert Paul Hartley, Anastasia Koutavas, Buyi Wang & Christopher Wimer

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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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