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Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Fink, John – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2022
In this article, researchers from the Community College Research Center reflect on what they have learned from their study of Guided Pathways reforms at over 100 colleges nationally since the publication in 2015 of "Redesigning America's Community Colleges." They examine five areas of practice: (1) program design; (2) new student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Program Design, School Orientation
Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
This guide presents examples and instructions for data analyses colleges can conduct to better understand student enrollments and completions in particular programs. Such analyses can help colleges scrutinize representation of historically marginalized groups in programs leading to greater opportunity after graduation. There is an equity…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Enrollment, Graduation, College Programs
Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2022
To build back enrollments after a decade of downward trends, community colleges need to substantially increase retention as well as recruitment, particularly among students from underserved groups, who represent a growing share of prospective college students. Community College Research Center (CCRC) has developed a framework called…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Planning, Two Year College Students, School Holding Power
Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Mazzariello, Amy – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2021
CCRC's 2015 book "Redesigning America's Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success" catalyzed a national community college reform movement. Since its publication, hundreds of community colleges have sought to implement whole-college reforms using the guided pathways model outlined in the book, either on their own or as part of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Success, Equal Education
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