Community College Blog

5,100 reasons to invest in your grant data

Understand trends in how federal grants are awarded and how the Department of Education's expectations are changing as they focus on evidence-based practices.

4 warning signs your data strategy needs attention

Why is it difficult to use campus data to answer seemingly simple questions? Here are 4 signs your data strategy may need attention—and what to do if these signs show up on your campus.

Create a streamlined student onboarding experience

To learn how to create a better virtual student onboarding experience, our team went secret shopping at for-profit institutions. Here are three takeaways for community college leaders.

What community colleges need to know about the students of the pandemic

As we turn our eyes towards 2021, here are four things community college leaders must keep top-of-mind to serve students.

What data shows about student stopout trends

When should colleges should focus their outreach efforts to stopout students, and does it vary by school-type? See three insights from our latest research.

Why “becoming strategic leaders” should be at the top of every cabinet’s to-do list

Shorter presidential tenures, a rise in no-confidence votes, and increasing public scrutiny of the sector as a whole has placed community college presidents under a microscope that many fear directly inhibit their ability to effectively lead their institutions. Read our insight to learn why the answer to this new leadership reality is an empowered, strategic-leading cabinet.

What we learned about the future of advising

A small nudge prevents the no-show advising appointment

Learn how Arapahoe Community College is preventing the no-show advising appointment with the help of a simple text reminder.

Laziness is a myth: how to equip students to navigate the hidden curriculum

Higher ed poses a maze of (often invisible) requirements for students to manage. See how schools are equipping students to navigate the "hidden" curriculum.