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Download full textBickerstaff, Susan; Cho, Selena; Sparks, Daniel; Fink, John – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
This report describes the rationale, goals, and activities of the Strengthening Michigan Humanities (MiHumanities) project, an effort led by the Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) and funded by the Mellon Foundation. The project is designed to strengthen community college transfer pathways in four humanities fields--communication,…
Descriptors: Humanities, Transfer of Training, Liberal Arts, Outcomes of Education
Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis; Kopko, Elizabeth; Ran, Florence Xiaotao – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2018
Community college transfer students encounter challenges progressing toward a bachelor's degree, leading to widespread transfer credit loss. This in turn may lower students' chances of credential completion and increase the time and costs for students, their families, and taxpayers. In this study we review three definitions of credit transfer…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, College Credits, Bachelors Degrees
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A primary focus among colleges implementing student success reforms has been to increase overall rates of completing any credential and to reduce racial and socioeconomic equity gaps in such completion rates. The focus on general completion may overlook inequities in the type of program students complete, which is particularly significant given…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups
Fink, John; Myers, Taylor; Sparks, Daniel; Jaggars, Shanna – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2021
Nearly two decades into the "completion agenda" in higher education, many community colleges have adopted collegewide reforms designed to improve stubbornly flat rates of student success and address persistent equity gaps. The longer-term effects of such collegewide reforms may take years to observe. In the meantime, college leaders need…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Equal Education
Xu, Di; Ran, Florence Xiaotao; Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis; Dundar, Afet – Community College Review, 2018
Objective: This study develops an analytical framework for identifying effective partnerships between 2- and 4-year institutions that enable community college entrants to transfer to a 4-year institution and earn a bachelor's degree in a timely fashion. Method: Using the individual term-by-term college enrollment and degree records from the…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Regression (Statistics)
Wyner, 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
