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Download full textWyner, Joshua; Deane, K. C.; Jenkins, Davis; Fink, John – Aspen Institute, 2016
With their "open door" admissions policies and lower tuition, community colleges offer a gateway to higher education for millions of American students. Indeed, students who enter higher education through community colleges are much more likely than those who start at four-year institutions to be low-income or the first in their family to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, College Transfer Students, Universities
LaViolet, Tania; Wyner, Josh – Aspen Institute, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting financial crisis are forcing millions of students to reconsider their educational plans--a development that's likely to increase the number of students transferring among institutions in the years ahead. Affordable and close to home, community colleges in particular are now poised to attract more students…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Transfer Students, Educational Finance
Perlstein, Linda – Aspen Institute, 2013
For millions of Americans, community colleges provide an essential pathway to well-paying jobs and continuing higher education. The Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence honors those institutions that strive for and achieve exceptional levels of success for all students, while they are in college and after they graduate. Community colleges…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Academic Achievement
Browning, Bill – Aspen Institute, 2015
"Working Together and Making A Difference: Virginia Western Community College and Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Partnership Case Study Report" is a report aimed at informing community college and workforce leaders of best practices for launching and expanding partnerships to serve students more effectively. Co-published by AspenWSI…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Nonprofit Organizations
Direct linkConway, Maureen; Blair, Amy; Helmer, Matt – Aspen Institute, 2012
This publication summarizes research from AspenWSI's Courses to Employment project, which studied how six community college-nonprofit partnerships work together to help low-income adults succeed in the classroom and the labor market. The report provides an overview of the approach and strategies these partnerships use, how these partnerships are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Market, Teaching Methods, Adult Students
Perlstein, Linda – Aspen Institute, 2011
The nation's community colleges share a common and vital purpose: preparing students--young and working adults--for jobs and continued academic study. Today, over 7 million community college students strive to attain a degree that will expand their opportunity, whether they aim to graduate directly into the workforce or continue on to seek a…
Descriptors: Job Placement, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, College Role
