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Download full textSteiger, Jessica; Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
Research shows that earning college credit while in high school increases students' chances of going to college directly after high school and of earning a college credential. Research also makes clear, however, that access to early postsecondary opportunities is uneven, with lower rates of participation among students of color, those from…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disproportionate Representation, College Credits, Dual Enrollment
Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis; Kopko, Elizabeth; Ran, Florence Xiaotao – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2018
Community college transfer students encounter challenges progressing toward a bachelor's degree, leading to widespread transfer credit loss. This in turn may lower students' chances of credential completion and increase the time and costs for students, their families, and taxpayers. In this study we review three definitions of credit transfer…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, College Credits, Bachelors Degrees
Belfield, Clive R.; Jenkins, Davis; Fink, John – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019
As community colleges across the country implement large-scale reforms to improve student success, they need timely and actionable metrics to determine if the changes they are making in a given year or term will likely improve student outcomes in the long run. In this brief, the authors examine how well nine measures of students' progress in their…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Program Effectiveness, Community Colleges, Success
Jenkins, Davis; Brown, Amy E.; Fink, John; Lahr, Hana; Yanagiura, Takeshi – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2018
Among state community college systems, the 13 community colleges under the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) are probably the furthest along in implementing guided pathways reforms. All 13 colleges are implementing what they call "Tennessee completion practices"--reforms to help students choose, enter, navigate, and complete programs that…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Change Strategies, College Readiness
Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis; Fink, John; Cullinane, Jenna; Schudde, Lauren – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2017
Texas relies heavily on its community colleges to provide low-cost access to undergraduate coursework for students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Yet, while the majority of Texas students who enter higher education through a community college enroll in transfer programs, only 35 percent transfer and only 15 percent earn a bachelor's degree within…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, Success, Undergraduate Students
Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis; Yanagiura, Takeshi – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2017
The number of students taking college courses while they are in high school has grown dramatically over the past two decades--particularly at community colleges--but many colleges and states do not track participants' outcomes. Using student enrollment and degree records from the National Student Clearinghouse, this report is the first to look…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Educational Attainment
