ERIC Number: ED625636
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 38
Abstractor: ERIC
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Building on Completion Gains: Amplifying Progress and Closing Persistent Gaps
Complete College America
Across the country, colleges using Complete College America (CCA) strategies are improving graduation rates. But despite these overall gains, data continues to show persistent institutional performance gaps for BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color) students and students ages 25 and older. Students in both of these groups disproportionately attend college part time, and data consistently shows a range of institutional performance gaps for part-time students. But these facts tells only part of the story. Colleges must implement reforms to address the challenges facing part-time students. These changes--such as course schedules that accommodate working learners and supports that facilitate increased enrollment intensity--are essential for improving retention and completion rates. This report includes data from CCA Alliance members, allowing CCA to provide national numbers on metrics not tracked in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Using this CCA data, combined with publicly available data, this report highlights critical institutional performance gaps--and explains how colleges can act to close them.
Descriptors: College Students, Minority Group Students, Adult Students, Achievement Gap, Educational Change, Academic Persistence, Student Employment, Part Time Students, Barriers, School Holding Power, Enrollment Rate, Change Strategies, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Complete College America. 1250 H Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-349-4148; e-mail: info@completecollege.org; Web site: https://completecollege.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Lumina Foundation
Authoring Institution: Complete College America (CCA)
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