Strategies Colleges Can Use to Support Student Navigation

Dec. 19, 2024
Navigation supports are the actions college staff take to help students navigate their college experience, persist, and succeed in college. Examples include advising, mentoring, orientation programming, and other approaches that provide information, as well as access and connections to support services useful for getting ahead. Effective student navigation interventions support persistence, build students’ social capital,…

Making the Invisible Visible

Sept. 5, 2024
Parenting students are neither a small fraction of California’s undergraduates nor a niche, special interest group—and that’s very much true at California State University. The fact that the majority of this population are students of color, women, and/or first-generation college students means that ensuring parenting students have the support to attain their degree is both an equity imperative and a…

2023-2024 Basic Needs Report

May 15, 2024
Like many of today’s learners, basic needs insecurity is a growing challenge for students on college campuses in New Mexico. According to a survey from the University of New Mexico’s Basic Needs Project, of the nearly 10,000 respondents, 5,802 are considered food insecure. Most alarming, 3,868 of students had very low food security, the most…

Design and Implementation of College and Career Pathways in Rural Communities

March 12, 2024
College and career pathways are a critical strategy for supporting economic development in rural communities and creating economic advancement opportunities for youth. However, implementing pathways requires recognizing rural communities’ unique needs and opportunities. This report from Jobs for the Future outlines three promising strategies for implementing rural pathways: build on local strengths and context, prioritize…

Nontuition Expenses: A Framework for Developing Policy Solutions

Dec. 8, 2023
Discussions about college affordability often revolve around helping students pay their tuition and fees. But nontuition expenses, including food, housing, and other living expenses, make up a large portion of student budgets and contribute to increased student debt. These expenses can be a barrier to student enrollment and completion. Lack of information about the true…

Food Insecurity and Higher Education

Nov. 20, 2023
Food insecurity continues to be a barrier to postsecondary access and student success. Underrepresented, first-generation, non-traditional, and low-income students have food-insecurity rates ranging from 33–51% compared to 10% among U.S. adults. The factors contributing to food insecurity at institutions of higher education are complex, such as the increased cost of higher education, the limited usage…

Creating Positive College Campus Racial Climates for Students of Color

Oct. 19, 2023
Getting into college is one accomplishment. However, what happens once a student arrives on campus? How are they treated? How do they feel? Students of color often experience college differently than their white peers because of the negative attitudes, behavior, and practices some peers and faculty have toward students of color because of their race…

‘Non-Submitters:’ Evidence on Students Who Start But Don’t Complete a College Application

Sept. 13, 2023
Not all students who could benefit from college apply. With data on more than 1.2 million high schoolers, this report from Annenberg Institute at Brown University shows that nearly 25 percent of students start but never complete a college application. Specifically, the study finds large gaps by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education-career plans, as well…

Compliance and Compassion: CLP Dual Enrollment and Admissions & Records

July 14, 2023
Dual enrollment can help increase college access, completion, and transfer rates, particularly for students from communities that have been historically underrepresented in college. Many community colleges in California are expanding equitable dual enrollment opportunities, and their admissions and records departments play an essential role in providing an open door to college for dual enrollment students.
An exasperated student is shown on this report cover with his hand covering his face.

Stressed Out and Stopping Out

March 21, 2023
Researchers have long warned of a growing mental health crisis on U.S. college campuses and demand for campus counseling services rising past the capacity of many schools to keep up with it. The situation was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which isolated students at a time when social relationships are particularly important to their ability…

Using Research to Improve the Postsecondary Educational Outcomes of Community College Students in Foster Care

Jan. 24, 2023
Community college is the most common pathway into postsecondary education among young people in foster care. This pathway is a logical choice for both academic and financial reasons. Many young people in foster care with aspirations for postsecondary education need remediation before they are prepared for college-level coursework. At community college, students can take courses…

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