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ResourcesNew Post-secondary Resources - Online Programs For the past year, we’ve been crawling through thousands of college catalogs to compile this information because many students that visit our website have requested a directory of all college programs that they can take online apart from the more well known online schools. Many of our students didn't even know that their local colleges offer many online programs until this database was built! Check out the links: If you are looking for information about metro Atlanta colleges and universities, check out the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE). ARCHE's work is targeted toward strengthening public support for higher education, promoting economic and community development, and advancing the Atlanta region as a smart place to live, learn, work and play. ARCHE provides a regular news feed with the latest information from area schools. Check it. Here's their latest report: Higher Return: Education yields dramatic returns for both individuals and society and is key to Georgia's growth and prosperity. Make the investment, and there are clear and measurable returns. Fail to invest, and we all pay the costs. Board of Regents University System of Georgia - Check out the latest news and happenings from across the state. |
Post-Secondary EducationHere you will find reports/research and articles covering a wide range of topics dealing with colleges/universities, technical colleges and other after-high school issues. Posting here does not imply Georgia Partnership endorsement. So many community college students end their educations in the veil of tears that is remedial math that the Lumina Foundation launched a national initiative called Achieving the Dream, a network of some 200 colleges dedicated to remediation reform. (May 2013) Degrees of Value: Evaluating the Return on the College Investment As a knowledge-based workforce has transformed the American economy over the last several decades, few people have questioned the value of higher education. (May 2013) Hispanic High School Graduates Pass Whites in Rate of College Enrollment - High School Drop-out Rate at Record Low A record seven-in-ten (69 percent) Hispanic high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college that fall, two percentage points higher than the rate (67 percent) among their white counterparts. Introduction. (May 2013) What Does It Really Mean to Be College And Work Ready? Community colleges set a low bar for students during their first year of enrollment, with lax academic standards in literacy and mathematics, according to this study. Related story. (May 2013) Choosing Between Online and Face to Face Courses - Community College Student Voices This paper discusses community college students’ experiences with online and face-to-face learning, as well as their reasons for selecting online versus face-to-face sections of specific courses. Introduction. Press Release. Related story. (April 2013) It Takes More Than a Major - Employer Priorities for College Learning and Student Success This report provides a detailed analysis of employers' priorities for the kinds of learning today's college students need to succeed in today's economy. It also reports on changes in educational and assessment practices that employers recommend. Introduction. Related story. (April 2013) The Role of Higher Eduation in Career Development: Employer Perceptions Half of the survey participants said they had trouble finding recent graduates qualified to fill positions at their company or organization. Nearly a third gave colleges just fair to poor marks for producing successful employees. Related story. (March 2013) College Scorecard College Scorecards in the U.S. Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency Center make it easier for you to search for a college that is a good fit for you. Related story. (February 2013) Pell Grant Restrictons Hurt Community Colleges in the South In the Deep South, where state student-aid programs are less substantial, two-year institutions have been hard hit by changes in federal Pell Grant eligibilty that took effect last year. Related story. (February 2013) Aligning the Means and the Ends: How to Improve Federal Student Aid and Increase College Access and Success This white paper calls for major changes to federal student aid, including Pell Grants, student loans, and tax benefits, with the goals of increasing college affordability and completion. Related story. (February 2013) America’s Call for Higher Education Redesign – The American Public’s Opinion on Higher Education Americans overwhelmingly view a higher education as essential to landing a good job and achieving financial security, but they have doubts about its quality and affordability. Related story. (February 2013) Community College Contributions Going to a community college is a bargain. For students, tuition is a fraction of what is compared to private or public four-year schools. For the government, the return on investment is substantial. Related story. (February 2013) Making Sense of the System - Financial Aid Reform for the 21st Century Student As higher education becomes more necessary and more expensive, our financial aid system needs to be reassessed. (January 2013) Why Are Recent College Graduates Underemployed? Millions of college graduates over all—not just recent ones—suffer a mismatch between education and employment, holding jobs that don't require a costly college degree. Related story. Introduction to the report. (January 2013) A Partnership: The Road to Reshaping Federal & State Financial Aid The brief offers another policy perspective among others that experts are making regarding how to increase postsecondary completion rates in the U.S. Related story and introduction. (January 2013) American Dream 2.0 An influential group of college presidents, civil rights leaders and advocates is highlighting what it calls a growing higher education dropout crisis and seeks to fix it in part by linking financial aid with successful graduation. Related story. (January 2013) How Much Protection Does a College Degree Afford? - The Impact of the Recession on Recent College Graduates This report examines the impact of the Great Recession on the early labor market outcomes of recent college graduates compared to less-educated groups. Related story. Key findings page. (January 2013) Innovation Imperative: The Future of Higher Education According to the survey, nearly half of all Americans have a dim view of the quality of U.S. higher education, and most think it’s not only too expensive but also only a fair or poor return on their investment. Related story. (November 2012) America's Future: Improving College Readiness This report examines the urgent college readiness challenge: Too many students are coming to college unprepared, and the problem is worsening. Related story. (November 2012) Career Technical Education - Five Ways That Pay Along the Way to the B.A. Getting a Bachelor's degree is the best way for most workers to make middle-class wages. In this report, however, we show there are 29 million jobs (21% of all jobs) for workers without Bachelor's degrees. Related story. (September 2012) Promising and Practical Strategies to Increase Postsecondary Success In January, 2012, the Secretary of Education invited submissions about promising and practical strategies, practices, programs, and activities that have improved rates of postsecondary success, transfer, and graduation. This is the result. Related article. (September 2012) 2012 Condition of College and Career Readiness – 2012 ACT National and State Scores Using the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks and ACT® test scores, the Condition of College & Career Readiness reports provide national and state snapshots of college readiness of the graduating seniors of the class of 2012 who took the ACT in high school. Related story. (August 2012) For Profit Higher Education: The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success Senator Tom Harkin’s report after two years is not favorable to for-profit colleges. Related story. (July 2012) Evaluating Student Outcomes at For-Profit Colleges Using the Beginning Postsecondary Student Survey, we examine the effect on earnings of obtaining certificates/degrees from for-profit, not-for-profit, and public institutions. Related story. (July 2012) The Next Big Thing, Almost Competency-based higher education's time may have arrived, but no college has gone all-in with a degree program that qualifies for federal aid and is based on competency rather than time in class. Related story. (June 2012) About 40 percent of traditional college students take at least one remedial course to prepare for college-level coursework. According to scholars and policymakers, one cause of this problem is the misalignment of high school graduation standards and college academic expectations. (June 2012) Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from Randomized Trials Students learn just as much in a course that's taught partly online as they would in a traditional classroom, but such courses won't reach their potential until they are both easier for faculty members to customize and more fun for students. Relating story. (May 2012) The Credential Differential: The Public Returh to Increasing Postsecondary Credential Attainment By 2025, the United States will need to produce about 24 million additional credentialed adults to remain globally competitive with leading Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. Right now, the nation is losing ground and falling far behind. (May 2012) Boosting Postsecondary Education Performance The most direct way to maintain and grow the standards of living of all Americans is to grow the share of our young people who enroll in and complete postsecondary programs, while we maintain and improve the quality of the education that they receive. (May 2012) Remediation - Higher Education's Bridge to Nowhere Remediation is broken system. There's better way - start many more students in college courses with just-in-time support. (April 2012) College Readiness - A Guide to the Field This publication scans the burgeoning field of college readiness and provides models to help districts, schools, and other interested stakeholders prepare their students for college success. (April 2012) The For-Profit Postsecondary School Sector: Nimble Critters or Agile Predators? The study finds for-profit colleges do a good job of retaining students in their first year and getting them to finish, but these students also tend to fare worse than similar students at community colleges and public and private nonprofit institutions. Relating story. (February 2012) Completing College: Assessing Graduation Rates at Four-Year Institutions Net Tuition nd Net Price Trends in the United States - 2000-2009 Despite the widely publicized rising sticker prices on tuition,about two-thirds of the inrease in the cost of attending a four-year college from 2000 to 2009 came from non-tuition sources. Relating story. (November 2011) Access and Funding in Public Higher Education - the 2011 National Survey As the U.S. tries to recover from a recession, this report paints a dreary picture of the aftermath. Students are taking on more debt, and community colleges are unable to meet the expanded need to retrain workers. And the future doesn't look any sunnier. Relating article. (September 2011) Analysis: Why don't Georgia college students graduate? When Gov. Nathan Deal announced that boosting college-graduation rates was a goal of his administration, he joined a long line of public officials grasping for a solution to a nagging problem. (August 2011) The College Payoff - Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings A college degree pays off--but by just how much? This report examines just what a college degree is worth--and what else besides a degree might influence an individual's potential earnings. Relating story. (August 2011) Debt to Degree: A New Way of Measuring College Success A new report takes student debts loads and dropout rates into account to determine the amount of debt taken on for each degree issued. Relating Story. (August 2011) The Economic Value of College and Career Readiness It is no secret that there is a skills gap in America. Employers are concerned about the ability of our graduates to think critically, communicate well and perform basic tasks in math and other important areas. (July 2011) 2008-09 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study This report shows bachelor's degree recipients who began at a community college took almost 20 percent longer to complete their degrees than did those who started out at a four-year institution. Relating story. (July 2011) Compete to Complete - From Inofrmation to Action: Revamping Higher Education Accountability Systems This report from the National Governors Association restates their interest in improving graduation rates and increasing the "efficiency and effectiveness" of higher education to meet states' economic needs. Relating Story. (July 2011) One Degree of Separation - How Young Americans Who Don't Finish College See Their Chances for Success Many young people without post secondary degrees want to return to college, but most of them don't know how to take out federal loans to pay for it. these young people are more likely to be pessimistic about their future and are skeptical of their ability to pay for college. Relating story. (July 1) Affordability and Transfer: Critical to Increasing Baccalaureate Degree Completion This Policy Alert addresses baccalaureate degree completion and the vital role of community colleges as the entry point for many students seeking bachelor's degrees. Low rates of college completion have long been a major deficiency in the performance of American higher education. Relating story. (July 2011) The Undereducated American The nation has been producing too few college-educated workers since 1980 and will need an additional 20 million workers with at least some postsecondary education over the next 15 years to meet future economic requirements. Relating story. (June 2011) Not Just Kid Stuff Anymore: The Economic Imperative for More Adults to Complete College This study provides a strong argument that higher skills are needed for today’s economic recovery and tomorrow’s economic growth. (June 2011) Priced Out: How the Wrong Financial-Aid Policies Hurt Low-Income Students The report demonstrates how much low-income students must stretch to pay for college, even after grant aid is taken into account. It finds just five of the nation’s nearly 1,200 four-year colleges and universities have student bodies that are at least 30 percent low-income and offer low-income students a reasonable chance at a bachelor’s degree at an relatively affordable cost. (June 2011) News: No Room for the Needy This report aims to judge how many of more than 1,000 colleges and universities successfully serve low-income students. Relating story. (June 2011) What's It Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors There are several key messages in this report, which uses new data from the Census Bureau to explore the median salaries and career paths of college graduates from the last 40 years. Relating article. (May 2011) Is College Worth It? A majority of Americans (57%) say the higher education system is the United States fails to provide good value for the money students and their families spend. Relating story. (May 2011) Developing 20/20 Vision on the 2020 Degree Attainment Goal: The Threat of Income-Based Inequality in Education Without more students from low-income and working-class families earning bachelor's degrees, the U.S. won't meet the Obama administration's college-completion goal. Relating article. (May 2011) Developing a 20/20 Vision on the 2020 Degree Attainment Goal: The Threat of Income-Based Inequality in Education Without more students from low-income and working-class families earning bachelor’s degrees, the U.S. won’t meet the Obama administration’s college-completion goal. Relating article. (May 2011) Alliance for Excellent Education For young people entering the job market for the 21st century, high school graduation is no longer the finish line, but the starting line. While one-third of students will fail to graduate from high school, too many students who do graduate and make it to the postsecondary starting line find that they are unprepared for postsecondary work. Relating story. (May 2011) The Promise of College Completion: KIPP's Early Successes and Challenges This report shares the college outcomes for KIPP's earliest students. It also examines the early lessons learned in supporting KIPP students through college, and shares the ways the organization is addressing the challenges of college completion. Relating story. (May 2011) Educational Attainment in the United States: 2010 - Detailed Tables The percentage of adults with postsecondary degrees is higher than ever, and women are obtaining those degrees at higher rates than men are, according to this report (April 2011) Degrees for What Jobs? Raising Expectations for Universities and Colleges in a Global Economy This report says higher education must shape its work with an eye toward the demands of the marketplace. Related article. (March 2011) Opening Doors to Student Success - A Synthesis of Findings from an Evaluation at Six Community Colleges Community colleges, with their open access policies and low tuition, are an important pathway into postsecondary education for nearly half of all U.S. undergraduates. Yet only one-thinr of all students who enter these institutions with the intent to earn a degree or certificate actually meet this goal within six years. (March 2011) Pathways to Prosperity This paper makes a strong case for the development of multiple pathways leadingfrom high school to post-secondary education or career training. (February 2011) Complete to Compete - Common College Completion Metrics Increasing degree completion at America’s public colleges and universities is pivotal for the nation’s economic competitiveness and longterm economic growth. To meet this goal in a time of unprecedented fiscal strain, policymakers and higher education leaders need comprehensive, consistent performance metrics to shape funding strategies and pinpoint areas for improvement. (February 2011) Freedom to Fail? The Board's Role in Reducing College Dropouts Today more than 70 percent of young Americans enroll in some type of advanced education and training within two years of graduating from high school. But only about half of those who pursue a four-year degree full-time finish it within six years. And it gets worse. (February 2011) Disrupting College This report tackles the questions of access and affordability by treating the industry's challenges, at their core, as problems of managing innovation effectively. It examines the industry of higher education through the lenses of the theories that have emerged from our research on innovation. (February 2011) Data Exchange Indicator's Report This report shows the proportion of college graduates who were transfer students across the South and the time and number of course credits that students take to finish college degrees. See press release. (February 2010) Shut Out of the Military: Today's High School Education Doesn't Mean You Are Ready for Today's Army For generations of Americans, a military career has provided the chance to join a tradition of discipline, honor, service to country, and achievement. However, this analysis reveals that many young people pinning their hopes on a career in the Armed Forces will never get the chance to serve. (December 2010) Strengthening College Opportunity and Performance - Federal, State and Institutional Leadership This paper argues that the lofty college completion goal that has emerged as the closest thing to a national higher education strategy will not succeed without much more aggressive leadership than national, state and higher education leaders have shown so far. Provides action steps. (December 2010) Certificates Count: An Analysis of Sub-Baccalaureate Certificates This report argues that it may be more viable for many Americans with limited time to earn a certificate than to earn a college degree. (December 2010) Measuring Success by Degrees: The Status of Completion in SREB States Georgia outpaces the nation in the percentage of recent high school graduates who enroll in college, but the state and region need to help many more students go to college and finish two- and four-year degrees. (December 2010) College Graduation Rates: Behind the Numbers This report presents the complexities of measuring graduation rates and provides policymakers with recommendations for better assessing institutional success (ECS). (October 2010) Finishing the First Lap: The Cost of First-Year Student Attrition in America's Four-Year Colleges and Universities This report shows that states appropriated almost $6.2 billion for four-year colleges between 2003 and 2008 to help pay for the education of students who did not return for year two (ECS). October 2010 No Time to Waste - Policy Recommendations for Increasing College Completion States need to place a major focus on increasing the numbers of students who complete college degrees and career certificates - toward the goal of having 60 percent of working-age adults earning some type of high-quality credential by the year 2025. (September 2010) The third installment in this series concludes that its title still holds true. College graduates earn increasingly higher wages than high school graduates, are more likely to be employed, and reap many other benefits, (September 2010) A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education - Why Americans Must Achieve a "Big Goal" for College Attainment The United States urgently needs to increase the number of Americans who hold a high-quality postsecondary degree or credential, yet this report shows that the rate of higher education attainment has barely moved. (September 2010) Promoting a Culture of Student Success This report shows 15 public colleges and universities across the nation - including institutions in Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas - are outperforming most similar institutions in helping students stay on track and graduate. (April 2010) Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States Time to completion of the baccalaureate degree has increased markedly in the U.S. over the last three decades, even as the wage premium for college graduates has continued to rise. (Fee required - April 2010) Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2008; Graduation Rates, 2002 and 2005 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2008 According to this report, six years ago, there were almost three times as many students enrolled in private nonprofit colleges as there were at for-profit institutions. By 2008-9, that ratio had slipped to about 2 to 1 (ECS). (April 2010) Top Ten Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2010 This report presents the top 10 issues most likely to affect public higher education across the 50 states in 2010. (January 2010) Calculating Cost-return for Investments in Student Success This pilot project tied program-level cost data to student outcomes and explored the extent to which the additional revenue that colleges and universities generate by increasing student retention offsets the additional cost of first-year programs. (January 2010) With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them - Myths and Realities About Why So Many Students Fail to Finish College According to the U.S. Department of Education, only 20 percent of young people who begin their higher education at two-year institutions graduate within three years. Why? (December 2009) Charting a Necessary Path: The Baseline Report of the Access to Success Initiative The report shows that low-income and minority students enroll in and graduate from four-year programs at disproportionately lower rates than do other high school graduates in their respective states. (December 2009) Why have college completion rates declined? An analysis of changing student preparation and collegiate resources Comparing two cohorts from the high school classes of 1972 and 1992, we show eight-year college completion rates declined nationally, and this decline is most pronounced amongst men beginning college at less-selective public 4-year schools and amongst students starting at community colleges. (December 2009) Promoting Gatekeeper Course Success Among Community College Students Needing Remediation: Findings and Recommendations from a Virginia Study This study of community college "gatekeeper" courses - those at the first level of college credit - raises as many questions about remedial education strategies as about the introductory college-level courses. (December 2009) Bridging the Gaps to Success - Promising Practices for Promoting Transfer Among Low-income and First Generation Students This report may provide clues on how best to shepherd students from two-year to four-year institutions. (November 2009) Measuring Student Achievement at Postsecondary Institutions This Issue Brief offers state leaders a formula for measuring systemwide student achievement at postsecondary institutions. (November 2009) The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight This essay seeks to answer four questions about data we use every day in comparing higher education in the U.S with that in other countries, particularly the 30 advanced post-industrial democracies. (November 2009) Progress and Gaps in College Preparation Policy Stagnant college completion rates, high postsecondary remediation rates — and the high costs associated with postsecondary remediation — make clear that better alignment is needed between K-12 and postsecondary. (October 2009) Projections for Education Statistics to 2018 This is the 37th report in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree granting institutions. It provides alarming college enrollment numbers. (September 2009) To renew America’s status as the world’s leader in college attainment, the federal government needs to transform America’s community colleges and equip them for the 21st century. (September 2009) Postsecondary Enrollment Report This first-of-a-kind study says two-thirds of Georgia's high school grads are enrolling in college. (August 2009) How Much Are College Students Borrowing? New data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National On Track to Complete? A Taxonomy of Beginning Community College Students and Their Outcomes 3 Years After Enrolling This study analyzes outcomes for beginning community college students according to how "directed" they are toward completing a program of study. (August 2009) The Dreaded "P" Word - An Examination of Productivity in Public Postsecondary Education This report is designed to gauge how successfully public colleges use their resources to produce graduates with credentials that are valued in the job market. (July 2009) Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow In this report, the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) presents a projection of potential developments in the U.S. labor market over the next five to ten years and discusses the preparations necessary to develop the 21st century workforce. (July 2009) College and University Mergers: Recent Trends Given the current economic turbulence characterized, in part, by unprecedented business consolidations, talk of mergers has spread to higher education. (July 2009) College of 2020: Students This is the first report in a three-part series on what higher education will look like in the year 2020. This is the Executive Summary. There is a $75 charge for the full report. (July 2009) Ready to Assemble: Grading State Higher Education Accountability Systems This report rates the effectiveness of every state higher education accountability system, calling attention to the need for policy change. (July 2009) SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2009 This publication has become one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of comparative data on higher education. (June 2009) Diplomas and Dropouts - Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don't) At a time when college degrees are valuable—with employers paying a premium for college graduates—fewer than 60 percent of new students graduated from four-year colleges within six years. (June 2009) What Does a College Degree Cost? This report lays out a range of possible approaches to calculating the cost of a college degree and then calculates them using data from the State University System of Florida. (May 2009) Transforming America's Community Colleges: A Federal Policy Proposal to Expand Opportunity and Promote Economic Prosperity The federal government should bolster its commitment to community colleges and help transform them into "engines of opportunity and prosperity." (May 2009) Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students This report cites a need for the federal DREAM Act, which would open up in-state college tuition, financial aid and legal status to many illegal immigrants. (April 2009) No Jobs Without College as Employers Treat Degree as a Minimum Slowly but surely, employers are requiring a college degree as a baseline for hire. (April 2009) A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education College attainment is increasingly important to the U.S. economy as the workforce demands education and training that properly prepare our citizens for success in the global, knowledge economy. (April 2009) Black Men and Remedial Education As budgets thin, many public universities around the country have begun outsourcing remedial education to community colleges. Some scholars, however, maintain that these developmental programs should remain at four-year institutions. (April 2009) Community Colleges: A Route of Upward Economic Mobility This report takes a look at community colleges compared to traditional, four-year colleges--the advantages, the types of students, the economic ARCHE Issues Latest Poll: Georgia Voters View on Higher Education and the Issues That Affect It ARCHE conducted an online poll of registered Georgia voters for their views on higher ed quality, importance, funding, research and other policy topics. (January 2009) Referral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community Colleges The purpose of this paper is to analyze the patterns and determinants of student progression through sequences of developmental education starting from initial referral. (December 2008) Ready to Assemble: A Model State Higher Education Accountability System This report describes the current state of the art in state higher education accountability and concludes with a set of guidelines for designing a model state higher education accountability system. (December 2008) The Forgotten Middle: Ensuring All Students are on Target for College and Career Readiness Fewer than two in 10 of the nation's 8th graders are on track to be academically prepared for college, and high school may be too late to bring them up to speed. The report found that how students fare in middle school is a leading predictor of their ability to succeed in college or the workplace. (December 2008) Coming to Our Senses: Education and the American Future The State Report Card on Higher Education According to this report, "Georgia's fairly low performance in educating its young population could limit the state's access to a competitive workforce and weaken its economy." Here is the report's introduction. (December 2008) University Tuition, Consumer Choice and College Affordability This report suggests that colleges are more affordable than many people realize, but also warns of a "looming affordability challenge" in which public institutions could move out of the reach of many Americans. (November 2008) High Expectations, High Support Though many community college students say their coursework is challenging, there is evidence colleges can do more to help more students do their best work. (November 2008) Trends in College Pricing College students should brace for sharp tuition increases as the widening economic downturn begins to hit campuses across the country. (November 2008) Generational Gains in Postsecondary Education Appear to Have Stalled (Press release - cost for full report) The tradition of young adults in the U.S. attaining higher levels of education than previous generations appears to have stalled, and for far too many people of color, the percentage of young adults with some type of postsecondary degree compared with older adults has actually fallen. (October 2008) A Developmental Perspective on College and Workplace Readiness This report maintains that, in addition to traditional assessments, criteria for determining college or job readiness could include positive mental health, resilience, social competence, and sense of purpose, and that high schools could make such criteria part of students' preparation. (September 2008) Report of the Commission on the Use of Standardized Tests in Undergraduate Admissions College admissions officers should pay less attention to SAT and ACT scores in evaluating applicants, if not do away entirely with requiring the exams, according to the report. (September 2008) Diploma to Nowhere An estimated one-third of American college students need to take remedial classes when they get to college. The cost to taxpayers: $2.3 billion to $2.9 billion a year. (September 2008) Community Colleges - Special Supplement to the Condition of Education 2008 This federal report examines community college enrollment, and persistence and attainment rates among students. It also compares the characteristics of community college students with those of four-year institutions. (August 2008) Building a Better Bridge - Helping Young Adults Enter and Succeed in College This report describes a model for college access and completion for students who have become marginalized in school or obtained only a General Education Diploma. (January 2008, posted June 2008) This report makes it clear: the harsh fact is that we have a crisis today in America. At a time when one out of three of our children is not graduating from high school, the competitiveness of our workforce at all levels has significantly declined.t is time to act. (June 2008) Higher Education in America's Metropolitan Areas - A Statistical Profile This study measures the higher education capacity of America's 50 largest metropolitan areas in students enrolled, degrees awarded, and college and university finances. (May 2008) The Atlanta Region: National Leader in Higher Education By any measure, Atlanta ranks as a leader in higher education. This report highlights the city's place in an ARCHE study of the higher education capacity of America's 50 largest metropolitan areas. See above. (May 2008) Cost Containment - A Survey of Current Priorities at America's State Colleges and Universities The report identifies eight avenues of cost containment and provides insight into highly replicable "best practices" that could produce effective cost savings and thus increase academic affordability, access and institutional accountability. (April 2008) Parent Expectations and Planning for College - Statistical Analysis Report This finds that 91% of students in grades 6 through 12 had parents who expected them to continue their education beyond high school, with 65 percent having had parents who expected them to finish college. (April 2008) This report suggests that, at many college campuses, the gap in the graduation rates of black and white students is embarrassingly large, raising questions about the experience of black students once enrolled. (April 2008) DENIED: Community College Students Lack Access to Affordable Loans This new study finds that more than 1 million community college students can't get federal loans because their schools decline to participate in the program. (April 2008) Disparities in Turnout and Civic Education According to this new research, 79 percent of young voters on Super Tuesday attended college. This is so remarkable because half of Americans ages 18 through 29 have never even enrolled in higher education. (April 2008) Opening Doors - A Good Start (Two Year Effects of a Freshmen Learning Community) This study suggests that "learning communities" in which students take several courses together as a cohort could significantly improve students' performance in remedial courses and ability to advance to college-level work. (March 2008) Lost in Transition - Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers According to this report, educators, policy makers and the public have been too willing to define "success" as a four-year college degree and tend to concentrate most resources toward that single goal. (March 2008) Graduates of Academic and Career Majors This report examines college gradutes' work experiences in 1994, 1997 and 2003, describing their labor force status, employment stability and intensity, occupations and industries, salaries and benefits and perceptions about their jobs. (March 2008) Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America This report finds that economic mobility, the chance that children of the poor or middle class will climb up the income ladder, has not changed significantly over the past three decades. (February 2008) Peach State Poll: Georgians See Higher Education As Key to Success According to this report, almost all Georgians (98 percent) say that a college education is either very important (83 percent) or somewhat important (15 percent). Here is the the ARCHE analysis. (February 2008) |
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