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Ahearn, Caitlin; Rosenbaum, James; Rosenbaum, Janet – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
This study finds that schools are poorly prepared to counsel students about community college certificate or associate degree programs. Instead the mantra of college for all continues to encourage youth to spend time and money on bachelor's degrees, for which many students are not prepared to do well. Teachers desire more information on college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities, Access to Education, Educational Counseling
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Lundy-Wagner, Valerie – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015
"Collective impact" is a new place-based model of educational and social intervention that aims to shift responsibility for improvement in outcomes from individual organizations to entire systems that affect the lives of people in a particular location. CCRC's "Corridors of College Success Series" provides insights into…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Intervention, Community Action, Community Programs
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Winter, Bill – Community College Enterprise, 2009
Reports that lower income males constitute a population of at-risk students in higher education prompted a survey of male and female community college students (N = 314) on a number of variables believed to be relevant to college achievement. While both males and females expressed strong support for the value of college education (98% and 99%…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Achievement, Males, Surveys
Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2005
Each year, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement ("CCSSE") presents the results of its annual survey. These results give community colleges objective and relevant data about students' experiences at their colleges so they can better understand how effectively they are engaging their students and identify areas for…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, College Faculty