The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered how Texas community colleges address the challenges that arise while students are pursuing a postsecondary education. As colleges across the state adapted to distribute an unprecedented amount of federal emergency relief funding quickly and efficiently, they developed innovative practices for assessing student need, strengthening outreach to students, and implementing more collaborative and comprehensive support services.
This report from The Education Trust highlights some of the issues that Texas institutions faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the creative ways in which they confronted them, and how community college leaders can capitalize on lessons learned to maximize the state’s new funding formula.