While community colleges excel at expanding postsecondary enrollments, these institutions
often struggle to help students succeed. A chorus of school leaders and policymakers …

Foundations of community colleges have only recently become part of the higher education
landscape, and they present substantial opportunities for the support of student financial …

The majority of the nation's first-year college students are not prepared to assume
postsecondary level studies. Many are diverted to developmental education programs and …

Abstract This study, What Is the Relationship between Community College Mathematics
Faculty and Effective Instructional Practice, stems from the research that teachers' self …

The open access mission is central to the community college role and mission in higher
education. Although initially implemented by four-year colleges and universities, adoption of …

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine persistence factors of Minority and
White female students at three rural community colleges in Ohio. The study also examined …

Today, millions of students are entering higher education underprepared for college-level
coursework. In the Southeastern Community College System, approximately 60% of the …

This explanatory sequential mixed methods study (QUAN-QUAL) was developed to
investigate the question:“How do sociohistorical, intrapersonal, and institutional factors …

The community college of today confronts decreased state funding, increased demand, and
increased calls for accountability. In this highly competitive environment, community …

To complete the bachelor's degrees that 82% of community college students aspire to and
that the knowledge economy needs, there is an obstacle: most students have to transfer to a …