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Hamza Seidu Wedam – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Black male community college students are underperforming at all levels within higher education compared to their counterparts from all major racial groups in the nation. Reasons for the declining academic performance of Black male community college students include institutional racism, lack of role models, and student isolation. Black male…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, African American Students, Males, Community Colleges
Karon, Julia; Rossman, Daniel; Vilorio, Elaine; Alamuddin, Rayane – ITHAKA S+R, 2022
Bachelor's degree attainment for community college transfer students is one underutilized but essential pathway for reducing equity gaps in higher education. One way to achieve this at scale is through state-level initiatives dedicated to supporting transfer from community colleges to not-for-profit independent colleges. The Teagle Foundation and…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Transfer Students, Private Colleges, Program Development
Gore, Frederic Steven – ProQuest LLC, 2019
With the mounting pressures on institutions of higher education to do more with limited resources, the opportunity to collaborate with other colleges has emerged as a viable tool to create efficiencies and obtain valuable knowledge otherwise unattainable by an institution, even if that collaboration takes place with a competing institution.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Cooperation, Consortia, Expertise
Bailey, Thomas; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015
A growing number of community colleges and four-year universities are seeking to improve student outcomes by redesigning academic programs and student support services following the guided pathways approach. These institutions are mapping out highly structured, educationally coherent program pathways for students to follow by starting with the end…
Descriptors: Case Studies, State Colleges, Student Attrition, College Students
Caradona, Sally Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to build on the previous work of articulation practices of Virginia's public school divisions and community colleges participating in dual enrollment partnerships, and to understand the role of the community college in initiating, developing, and implementing dual enrollment programs. The primary focus involved…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Public Schools, Articulation (Education), Dual Enrollment