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Henderson, Brit; Holman, Daron; Lacalli, Emma – Washington Student Achievement Council, 2023
Higher education offers many benefits to individuals and society--including increased employment opportunities and higher wages--and can help disrupt cycles of intergenerational poverty by improving economic outcomes for those who earn postsecondary credentials. Public community and technical colleges offer a relatively affordable, open-access…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
Belfield, Clive – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
This paper is the first to investigate the costs of institution-wide reforms at community colleges. Drawing on data from 12 community colleges implementing comprehensive guided pathways reforms, I use the ingredients method to analyze the resources required to implement such reforms and examine their feasibility and affordability, as well as their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Costs, Educational Change, Change Strategies
Jenkins, Davis; Brown, Amy E.; Fay, Maggie P.; Lahr, Hana – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
This guide is intended to help community college leaders understand the costs involved in implementing guided pathways reforms and develop plans for funding and sustaining them. It is based on research at six institutions that have implemented large-scale changes based on the guided pathways model, which focuses on supporting students to enter and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Costs, Educational Change, Change Strategies