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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
Kopko, Elizabeth; Griffin, Sarah – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
Until recently, most community colleges have done little through the new student onboarding process to help entering students explore academic and career interests, choose a program of study aligned to their interests, and develop a plan for completing such a program. This has been the case even though many students start college without clear…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, School Orientation, Student Experience
Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
This one-page profile is part of a practitioner packet providing guidance to colleges seeking to redesign their new student onboarding practices to better help students explore, choose, and plan a program of study best suited to their interests and aspirations. It supplements Part 1 of the packet, "Redesigning Community College Student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Majors (Students), Decision Making
Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
This one-page profile is part of a practitioner packet providing guidance to colleges seeking to redesign their new student onboarding practices to better help students explore, choose, and plan a program of study best suited to their interests and aspirations. It supplements Part 1 of the packet, "Redesigning Community College Student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Majors (Students), Decision Making
Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
This one-page profile is part of a practitioner packet providing guidance to colleges seeking to redesign their new student onboarding practices to better help students explore, choose, and plan a program of study best suited to their interests and aspirations. It supplements Part 1 of the packet, "Redesigning Community College Student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Majors (Students), Decision Making
Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Pellegrino, Lauren – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
Research generally finds that college students are more likely to complete a program of study if they choose a major that aligns with their interests and goals. Yet many new community college students do not have clear goals. Nearly 40% of community college students report being undecided about their major at the end of their first year (authors'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Majors (Students), Decision Making
Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Fink, John – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2017
Across the United States, a growing number of colleges are redesigning their programs and student support services according to the "guided pathways" model. Central to this approach are efforts to clarify pathways to program completion, career advancement, and further education. Equally essential are efforts to help students explore…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Change Strategies, Design, Planning
Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Fink, John – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2017
This summary is a digest of key findings from "Implementing Guided Pathways: Early Insights From the AACC Pathways Colleges," a report based on Community College Research Center's (CCRC's) research on the 30 colleges involved in the American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Pathways Project. The research presented in this report…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Change Strategies, Design, Planning