Contents contributed and discussions participated by Mary Fulton - College Completion

Success Begets Success - 0 views

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Community colleges can improve graduation rates by offering a course that teaches students how to navigate college with lessons on study skills, time management and how to find the bursar's office. Yet while "student success" courses are increasingly common, resistance remains strong at many community colleges. (Inside Higher Ed, 02/21/12)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Community colleges can improve graduation rates by offering a course that teaches students how to navigate college with lessons on study skills, time management and how to find the bursar's office. Yet while "student success" courses are increasingly common, resistance remains strong at many community colleges. (Inside Higher Ed, 02/21/12)</div>

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Get With the Program: Accelerating Community College Students' Entry into and Completio... - 0 views

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The paper offers suggestions for ways community colleges can rethink their practices at key stages of students' engagement to substantially increase rates of program entry and completion. (Community College Research Center, January 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The paper offers suggestions for ways community colleges can rethink their practices at key stages of students' engagement to substantially increase rates of program entry and completion. (Community College Research Center, January 2012)</div>

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High School Feedback: An Analysis of States' Current Efforts - 0 views

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Summarizes states' efforts to provide information on success of K-12 students after high school, such as postsecondary enrollment, remediation, persistence and degree completion. (Data Quality Campaign, December 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Summarizes states' efforts to provide information on success of K-12 students after high school, such as postsecondary enrollment, remediation, persistence and degree completion. (Data Quality Campaign, December 2011)</div>

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Using Data to Increase College and Career Readiness: A Primer for State Policymakers - 0 views

www.dataqualitycampaign.org/...DQC-CCR-primer.pdf

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Discusses actions for state policymakers to take to strengthen their P-20 data systems to increase college and career readiness. (Data Quality Campaign, January 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Discusses actions for state policymakers to take to strengthen their P-20 data systems to increase college and career readiness. (Data Quality Campaign, January 2012)</div>

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Community College Reforms to Spur Workforce Development - 0 views

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Masschusetts Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled a plan to unify the state's 15 community colleges and give the board of higher education more oversight of the campuses. The plan also intends to strengthen the role of community colleges in workforce development.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Masschusetts Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled a plan to unify the state's 15 community colleges and give the board of higher education more oversight of the campuses. The plan also intends to strengthen the role of community colleges in workforce development.</div>

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The Role of Minority-Serving Institutions in National College Completion Goals - 0 views

www.ihep.org/..._FINAL_January_2012%5B1%5D.pdf

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Report outlines the current minority-serving institutions landscape - highlighting that together these institutions enroll more than 2.3 million students or close to 14% of all students-as well as features several student success stories. (Institute for Higher Education, January 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Report outlines the current minority-serving institutions landscape - highlighting that together these institutions enroll more than 2.3 million students or close to 14% of all students-as well as features several student success stories. (Institute for Higher Education, January 2012)</div>

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Hard Times: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal - 0 views

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Report finds unemployment for recent college graduates is 8.9%, compared with 22.9% of job-seekers with just a high school education and 31.5% among high school dropouts. Further, college majors that are more closely aligned with particular occupations and industries tend to have lower unemployment rates. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, January 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Report finds unemployment for recent college graduates is 8.9%, compared with 22.9% of job-seekers with just a high school education and 31.5% among high school dropouts. Further, college majors that are more closely aligned with particular occupations and industries tend to have lower unemployment rates. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, January 2012)</div>

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New Measures, New Perspectives: Graduates' Time- and Credits-to-Degree in SREB States - 0 views

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Introduces the latest SREB college completion measures, distinguishes them from graduation rate measures, and reports the first results on time-to-degree and credits-to-degree in the SREB region. The report also provides information on the characteristics of graduates, focusing primarily on their beginning status at the institutions from which they graduated. (SREB, November 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Introduces the latest SREB college completion measures, distinguishes them from graduation rate measures, and reports the first results on time-to-degree and credits-to-degree in the SREB region. The report also provides information on the characteristics of graduates, focusing primarily on their beginning status at the institutions from which they graduated. (SREB, November 2011)</div>

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Challenges Community Colleges Face to Reach the Unemployed - 0 views

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Survey found that high unemployment and state budget cuts have made it harder for community colleges to offer workforce training. Survey also found that community colleges are being pushed to offer quick job training without academic credit at the expense of more costly long-term programs. (Education Policy Center, U of AL, December 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Survey found that high unemployment and state budget cuts have made it harder for community colleges to offer workforce training. Survey also found that community colleges are being pushed to offer quick job training without academic credit at the expense of more costly long-term programs. (Education Policy Center, U of AL, December 2011)</div>

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Four Steps to Finishing First: An Agenda for Increasing College Productivity to Create ... - 0 views

www.luminafoundation.org/..._First_in_Higher_Education.pdf

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Focuses on four areas where states can drive a more productive higher education system to improve degree completion while maintaining quality. The four steps include: Performance funding, student incentives, new models and business efficiencies. (Lumina Foundation for Education, August 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Focuses on four areas where states can drive a more productive higher education system to improve degree completion while maintaining quality. The four steps include: Performance funding, student incentives, new models and business efficiencies. (Lumina Foundation for Education, August 2011)</div>

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Performance-Based Funding: A Re-Emerging Strategy in Public Higher Education Financing - 0 views

www.aascu.org/...nce_Funding_AASCU_June2011.pdf

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Summarizes state models for performance-based funding, as well as reported results.The policy brief also summarizes recent and proposed state policies or plans. (AASCU, June 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Summarizes state models for performance-based funding, as well as reported results.The policy brief also summarizes recent and proposed state policies or plans. (AASCU, June 2011)</div>

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A Guide to Major U.S. College Completion Initiatives - 0 views

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Provides a summary of major, national college completion initiatives, including: sponsoring organization, origins, goals, accomplishments and participation by states or organizations. (AASCU, October 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Provides a summary of major, national college completion initiatives, including: sponsoring organization, origins, goals, accomplishments and participation by states or organizations. (AASCU, October 2011)</div>

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Dollars and Sense: Analysis of Spending and Revenue Patterns to Inform Fiscal Planning ... - 0 views

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The report finds that the postsecondary systems need a more deliberate strategy for dividing precious state resources among themselves to produce the necessary college degrees. Report looks at Who attends? What We Spend, Who Pays, and What the Money Buys, and offers policy considerations for each question and three crucial questions for policy leaders. (Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, October 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The report finds that the postsecondary systems need a more deliberate strategy for dividing precious state resources among themselves to produce the necessary college degrees. Report looks at Who attends? What We Spend, Who Pays, and What the Money Buys, and offers policy considerations for each question and three crucial questions for policy leaders. (Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, October 2011)</div>

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State Urged To Form Strategy To Produce Needed College Degrees - 0 views

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A new report says California's public higher education segments are not on track to significantly boost the number of undergraduate degrees granted each year in order to turn around the state's economy. The report finds that the postsecondary systems need a more deliberate strategy for dividing state resources among themselves to produce the necessary degrees. (California Watch, 10/12/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new report says California's public higher education segments are not on track to significantly boost the number of undergraduate degrees granted each year in order to turn around the state's economy. The report finds that the postsecondary systems need a more deliberate strategy for dividing state resources among themselves to produce the necessary degrees. (California Watch, 10/12/11)</div>

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Graduation Rates To Play Bigger Role in College Funding - 0 views

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Discusses Georgia and other state's efforts to reward schools doing the best job graduating students, and move away from funding colleges based solely on how many students they enroll. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/10/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Discusses Georgia and other state's efforts to reward schools doing the best job graduating students, and move away from funding colleges based solely on how many students they enroll. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/10/11)</div>

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The Relevance of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in the College Completion Agenda - 0 views

www.apiasf.org/...2011_CARE_Report.pdf

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The Asian-American and Pacific Islander population is one of the fastest-growing groups, but is often overlooked in setting of higher education policy priorities, including college completion goals. (The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education, October 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Asian-American and Pacific Islander population is one of the fastest-growing groups, but is often overlooked in setting of higher education policy priorities, including college completion goals. (The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education, October 2011)</div>

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The Road Ahead: A Look at Trends in the Educational Attainment of Community College Stu... - 0 views

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Reports that the rapid growth in the number of students earning credentials at community colleges over the last two decades has outpaced enrollment gains. The total number of degrees and certificates awarded increased by 127% between 1990 and 2010, while enrollment increased by 65%. Credentials earned by Hispanic students increased by 440% compared to enrollment growth of 226%. (AACC, October 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Reports that the rapid growth in the number of students earning credentials at community colleges over the last two decades has outpaced enrollment gains. The total number of degrees and certificates awarded increased by 127% between 1990 and 2010, while enrollment increased by 65%. Credentials earned by Hispanic students increased by 440% compared to enrollment growth of 226%. (AACC, October 2011)</div>

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Charting Pathways to Completion for Low-Income Community College Students - 1 views

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Examines data from Washington State to chart the educational pathways of first-time community college students, with a focus on those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Looks at rates at which students enter a program of study or concentration, amount of remediation taken by students, and rates at which students earn certificates or associate degrees, or transfer to four-year institutions. The paper makes recommendations for practitioners and policymakers. (Community College Research Center, September, 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines data from Washington State to chart the educational pathways of first-time community college students, with a focus on those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Looks at rates at which students enter a program of study or concentration, amount of remediation taken by students, and rates at which students earn certificates or associate degrees, or transfer to four-year institutions. The paper makes recommendations for practitioners and policymakers. (Community College Research Center, September, 2011)</div>

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The High Cost of Low Graduation Rates: How Much Does Dropping Out of College Really Cost? - 0 views

www.air.org/..._of_Low_Graduation_Aug2011.pdf

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Documents the size of potential earnings and tax revenues lost to federal and state governments associated with the large number of students who do not graduate from college. (American Institutes of Research, August 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Documents the size of potential earnings and tax revenues lost to federal and state governments associated with the large number of students who do not graduate from college. (American Institutes of Research, August 2011)</div>

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Driving Innovation from the Middle: Middle-Skill Jobs in the American South's Economy - 0 views

www.nationalskillscoalition.org/..._middleskillsbrief_2011-08.pdf

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Examines the percentage of middle-skill jobs -- those that require post-high school education and training, but less than a four-year degree -- available in the South. The report also looks at the percentage of job seekers meeting these qualifications. (National Skills Coalition, August 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines the percentage of middle-skill jobs -- those that require post-high school education and training, but less than a four-year degree -- available in the South. The report also looks at the percentage of job seekers meeting these qualifications. (National Skills Coalition, August 2011)</div>

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