Community College

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Community College

Completion matters: the high cost of low community college graduation rates

April 3, 2012

" An ever-increasing number of individuals are turning to community college for their higher education. However, the majority of students entering community college fail to complete their …

A Systems Approach: Expanding Access and Achieving Student Success through Support Services at Rio Salado College

March 12, 2012

This report covers how Rio Salado College (RSC) in Tempe, Arizona provides a full slate of support services to its online learners. The report was designed to capture the essence of a rela…

Online and Hybrid Course Enrollment and Performance in Washington State Community and Technical Colleges

March 24, 2011

This report investigates enrollment patterns and academic outcomes in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses among students who enrolled in Washington State community and technical colleges …

2010 Distance Education Survey

May 19, 2011

The Instructional Technology Council's 2010 Distance Education Survey found a nine percent increase in eLearning enrollment from fall 2009 to fall 2010. …

U.S. Push for Free Online Courses

June 29, 2009

Administration may propose "open" classes and create "National Skills College" to coordinate offerings at high schools and community colleges. Other measures for 2-year instit…

The Distance Ed Tipping Point

May 26, 2009

Community colleges consider: What happens when your online enrollments hit 50 percent (or some other level that changes nature of the institution)? …

Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning

October 24, 2007

Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning represents the fifth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education.  This year’s study, like those for t…