Analysis Questions Gains In Community College Graduation

IHELP’s , Institute For Higher Education Leadership And Policy,newest brief
discusses the findings of a new report from the American Association of
Community Colleges titled, The
Road Ahead: A Look at Trends in the Educational Attainment of Community College
Students. The brief offers an analysis of the AACC report’s
claims that the investments made in a community college education are “paying
off” due to the higher increase in certificates and degrees awarded by
community colleges than in total enrollment. While there is cause for
celebration with respect to increases in enrollment and college completions, a
closer look at the data shows some reasons for caution related to the
prominence of short-term certificates among the increased awards and to
minority rates of improvement that lag the improvement rate among white
students.

View the brief