“Waiving” Goodbye to Placement Tests for Dual Enrollment in Ohio
By Sarah Griffin and John Fink Many states have pushed to expand access to dual enrollment (DE) through which students take college courses while in high school. In 2019 alone, 36 bills were enacted by 23 state legislatures addressing access to DE coursework. These efforts have coincided with meteoric growth in the number of high […]
Help Us Set a Research Agenda on the Role of Community Colleges in the Green Jobs Economy
By Susan Bickerstaff, Maggie P. Fay, and Maria Cormier To limit the impacts of climate change, the United States set targets in 2021 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to half of 2005 levels by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050. To meet these targets, the federal government is investing in new […]
Aftershocks: How the Pandemic Affected Community College Finances
By Clive Belfield, Thomas Brock, John Fink, and Davis Jenkins For the community college sector, the COVID-19 pandemic was not like other economic shocks. Traditionally, economic downturns lead students to enroll in college at higher rates: Fiscal shocks are therefore offset by increases in tuition revenue, and college operations and institutional practices are unaffected. But […]
Building Stronger Collaborations Between Community Colleges and Disciplinary Societies
Professional associations provide opportunities for learning, networking, and growth for workers in fields as diverse as medicine, construction, and sales. For university faculty, disciplinary societies in biology, economics, psychology, and many other fields provide support throughout their careers—stimulating new ideas, fostering collaborations, and serving as a place to cultivate community and identity. How can these […]
