Community College Research Center

Community College Research Center Housed at Teachers College, Columbia University, CCRC is the leading independent authority on the na In 1996, the Alfred P.

Sloan Foundation invited Thomas Bailey, director of the Institute on Education and the Economy at Teachers College, Columbia University, to submit a proposal to form a community college research center. At the time, very little was known about two-year public colleges despite the fact that they enrolled nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates. In the years since, CCRC’s research on community co

lleges has served to generate and inform a renewed interest in these essential higher education institutions, and continues to make vital contributions to higher education research, policy, and practice.

Drawing on data from interviews and site visits at three Texas community colleges and their partner high schools, a new ...
08/13/2026

Drawing on data from interviews and site visits at three Texas community colleges and their partner high schools, a new paper examines how college and high school staff navigate boundaries between their organizations and make decisions to support dual enrollment students and courses.

This paper examines how college and high school staff navigate boundaries between their organizations and make decisions to support dual enrollment students and courses.

How can states invest in forms of dual enrollment that produce the greatest returns for students, employers, and taxpaye...
07/29/2026

How can states invest in forms of dual enrollment that produce the greatest returns for students, employers, and taxpayers? A new policy brief outlines how more colleges and school districts can adopt and sustain purposeful dual enrollment practices.

A new policy brief addresses how states can help more colleges and school districts adopt and sustain purposeful dual enrollment practices.

A new policy brief provides an overview of dual enrollment and includes recommendations for college leaders and policyma...
07/21/2026

A new policy brief provides an overview of dual enrollment and includes recommendations for college leaders and policymakers to scale dual enrollment programs as pathways to opportunity:

This brief provides an overview of dual enrollment and its associated benefits and challenges, and includes recommendations college leaders and policymakers can use to improve and scale dual enrollment programs as pathways to college and career opportunities.

At California State University, Fresno, an online bachelor's degree completion program supports stopped-out students' re...
06/30/2026

At California State University, Fresno, an online bachelor's degree completion program supports stopped-out students' return to college. English professor and program coordinator Alison Mandaville writes about the program's design, goals, and ways it supports and engages students.

At California State University, Fresno, an online bachelor's degree completion program supports stopped-out students' return to college.

CCRC's Tatiana Velasco said transferring from a community college to an Ivy League school is an exceptional accomplishme...
06/29/2026

CCRC's Tatiana Velasco said transferring from a community college to an Ivy League school is an exceptional accomplishment, as only a third of community college graduates choose to continue their studies. Of those, she said, "Only 20% go to a private, four-year institution and a small percentage goes to an Ivy."

As seen in Newsday today...We congratulate Ivanna Moreno, recent graduate of SUNY Suffolk's Radio/TV program, who is now headed to Columbia University. SUNY Suffolk launches more students to a bachelor's degree than any other community college in the SUNY system. See why you belong here. Visit sunysuffolk.edu/enroll.

A new brief describes the pandemic-era evolution of the Federal Work-Study program across multiple undergraduate CUNY co...
06/25/2026

A new brief describes the pandemic-era evolution of the Federal Work-Study program across multiple undergraduate CUNY colleges, highlighting institutional management challenges, student access issues, and common academic benefits of work-study jobs.

Drawing on student surveys, staff interviews, and administrative data, this brief describes the pandemic-era evolution of the FWS program across multiple undergraduate CUNY colleges, highlighting institutional management challenges, student access issues, and common academic benefits of work-study j...

Drawing on three rounds of site visits to eight institutions, a new brief examines how Virginia community colleges imple...
06/16/2026

Drawing on three rounds of site visits to eight institutions, a new brief examines how Virginia community colleges implemented G3 policy and offers lessons for developing, strengthening, and expanding access to short-term training programs for high-demand jobs.

This brief examines how Virginia community colleges implemented G3 policy and offers lessons for developing expanding access to short-term training programs for high-demand jobs.

A new report uses student survey and interview data from four California colleges to examine how first-generation colleg...
06/03/2026

A new report uses student survey and interview data from four California colleges to examine how first-generation college students build relationships and use support networks on- and off-campus to address challenges in the first year of college.

This report examines how first-generation college students use support networks to address challenges in the first year of college.

In March 2025, CCRC was notified by the U.S. Department of Education that four of its grants from the Institute of Educa...
06/01/2026

In March 2025, CCRC was notified by the U.S. Department of Education that four of its grants from the Institute of Education Sciences had been terminated. This spring, three of the grants were reinstated. In a new blog post, CCRC Director Thomas Brock gives an update on the impacted projects.

In March 2025, CCRC was notified by the U.S. Department of Education that four of its grants from the Institute of Education Sciences had been terminated. This spring, three of the projects were reinstated. In this blog post, Thomas Brock gives an update on the reinstated projects.

In a new blog post, two former dual enrollment students share how colleges and high schools can foster community, a sens...
05/15/2026

In a new blog post, two former dual enrollment students share how colleges and high schools can foster community, a sense of belonging, and a college-going culture through dual enrollment-focused clubs and student advisory panels.

Two former dual enrollment students share how colleges and high schools can build community, a sense of belonging, and a college-going culture among dual enrollment students through dual enrollment-focused clubs at high schools and student advisory panels at colleges and universities.

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