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Howard, Martine K. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Many community college students do not finish their 2-year degree on time, and there are several institutional barriers that prevent students from taking 15 college credits per semester. Students are not aware of the academic and economic benefits of taking 15 college credits per semester. A 15 to Finish communication campaign, which has been…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Credits, Program Evaluation
Konruff, Ben; Barker, Hilary; Foster, Anne; Weber, Garratt – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2023
This chapter explores how the Wisconsin Technical College System Student Success Center and the Success Center for Ohio Community Colleges provided support that encouraged data-informed decision-making among 2-year college stakeholders. A case study for each Center is presented to illustrate data-related strategies and lessons learned. The…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Data Use, Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making
Lyndon Huling; Cynthia Sommer; Ira Young – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2024
Today, we revisit our initial stance of eliminating standardized test scores from the college admissions process to improve equity and student diversity. With refreshed data about test-optional admissions, we address the import of institutional responsiveness to redress persistent equity gaps that impact our state's workforce diversity and hiring…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Access to Education, Equal Education
Allen, Jeff; Cruce, Ty; Dingler, Colin – ACT, Inc., 2023
ACT is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people achieve education and workplace success. To help fulfill that mission, ACT offers school-day testing programs that provide all students with state- or district-funded access to its college readiness and admissions assessment, removing barriers to testing and opening doors to…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Testing, Nonprofit Organizations, Access to Education
Altose, Aaron J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative study investigated how community colleges that have been nationally recognized for their success create and nurture environments to use data effectively. This kind of data use has been described as developing and sustaining a culture of evidence or a culture of inquiry. However, the exact definitions of culture of evidence and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Excellence in Education, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis
Hockley, Lori White – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Community college leaders today must contend with a formidable challenge: dwindling state funding and declining resources. Increased enrollments without proportional increases in state and local financial support have placed colleges in the unenviable position of needing to do more with less--or in some cases, simply do less. Despite the…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Community Colleges, Retrenchment, Evidence Based Practice