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Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for Hispanic students
This study updates previous Education Trust briefs that looked at public, four-year colleges that successfully improved minority graduation rates and narrowed graduation-rate gaps. This new report examines which four-year, nonprofit colleges — public and private — have made the most improvements for Hispanic students. More »
Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for African-American students
This study updates previous Education Trust briefs that looked at public, four-year colleges that successfully improved minority graduation rates and narrowed graduation-rate gaps. This new report examines which four-year, nonprofit colleges — public and private — have made the most improvements for African-American students. More »
Transfer: An Indispensable Part of the Community College Mission
More states are making it easier for community college students to transfer to four-year institutions via improved articulation and transfer agreements, according to this policy brief from the American Association of Community Colleges. This report identifies several practices that four-year colleges and universities can employ to improve the success of community college transfer students. More »
The Certificate – Florida’s Postsecondary Workhorse
This report from the Florida College Access Network highlights the importance of high-quality postsecondary certificates and makes the case on why they should be included as part of Florida’s goals for increasing degree attainment. More »
The Labor Market Returns to a For-Profit College Education
Students who complete associate degrees at for-profit colleges realize significant earnings returns and, in some cases, outperform students with two-year degrees from community colleges, according to this working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The research also suggests that for-profit students who fail to complete two-year degree programs fare considerably worse in the labor market than their public-sector counterparts. More »
