Background/Context: Transfer from community colleges to selective four-year institutions is an issue that assumes great importance for the democratization of postsecondary education. Yet research on what influences transfer to selective four-year institutions is surprisingly sparse. Transfer research typically lumps four-year schools receiving…

Background/Context: Community colleges are central to the United States' college completion goals. A popular strategy pushed by a number of influential policy organizations and foundations is a policy of tying state funding to community college completions, otherwise known simply as performance funding. This is happening despite little to no…

A case study examined curriculum and pedagogy in academically-occupationally integrated classrooms in seven community colleges. Interviews with faculty and administrators identified purposes, advantages, and disadvantages. Drawbacks seemed to be outweighed by increases in student learning and faculty motivation. Classroom observations indicated…