Community College Research Center

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Online Courses Aren’t Going Away: Two New Reports Show How Self-Directed Learning Skills Can Improve Student Success
Online Courses Aren’t Going Away: Two New Reports Show How Self-Directed Learning Skills Can Improve Student Success

Although the rise in online coursetaking has benefits in terms of convenience and flexibility for students, it comes with new challenges. Two new reports offer insights into approaches that can help colleges support students in online courses, particularly STEM courses.

New from CCRC: Understanding Dual Enrollment Policy Fact Sheet
Understanding Dual Enrollment
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Community Colleges Combating Climate Change
Banner reads: New from CCRC: Whole-College Reforms in Community Colleges: Guided Pathways Practices and Early Academic Success in Three States
Whole-College Reforms in Community Colleges: Guided Pathways Practices and Early Academic Success in Three States
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Two Large Studies Measure Progress on Guided Pathways at Community Colleges
Two Large Studies Measure Progress on Guided Pathways at Community Colleges

Two recent studies provide an unprecedented look at guided pathways reforms at approximately 100 colleges.

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Tracking Transfer: Community College and Four-Year Institutional Effectiveness in Broadening Bachelor’s Degree Attainment
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Self-Directed Learning Skills: Strategies to Support Student Learning in Online STEM Courses

Self-Directed Learning Skills: Strategies to Support Student Learning in Online STEM Courses

April 2024

Ellen Wasserman, Susan Bickerstaff & Nikki Edgecombe

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CCRC studies community colleges because they provide critical access to postsecondary education and are uniquely positioned to promote equity and social mobility in the United States. Our mission is to conduct research that helps these institutions strengthen opportunities and improve outcomes for their students, particularly those from underserved populations.

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