The topic area focuses on community colleges, which are public, two-year postsecondary institutions. The studies in this topic area examine the effectiveness of community college policies and programs that are intended to improve academic persistence, degree/certificate completion, and labor market outcomes. The topic area focuses on linked learning communities, accelerated learning, and paid performance incentive programs. The topic area also focuses on community college bridge programs for students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), workforce program partnerships, and community-college based interventions intended to improve employment and earning outcomes and the attainment of industry-recognized certificates, certifications and credentials.
Community College
Status: Literature reviewed in this topic area currently covers 1994 - 2019.
Synthesis Reports
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Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study's objective was to examine the impact of Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST) on education outcomes. The authors investigated similar research questions for…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study's objective was to examine the impact of Pathways to Healthcare (PTH) on education outcomes. The authors investigated similar research questions for other programs, the profiles of which…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of CareerAdvance on education, employment, and earnings outcomes. The study used a nonexperimental design to compare the outcomes of parents who…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the Logistics Training and Education Center (LTEC) Initiative which offered job training for individuals interested in careers in…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the extent to which the Community College Consortium for Bioscience Credentials (c3bc) colleges carried out core activities of the grant in terms of: 1)…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the Bridging the Gap program, administered across nine technical and community colleges in West Virginia with partnerships between…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of Leveraging, Integrating, Networking, Coordinating Supplies (LINCS), a program offered through a consortium of nine state and community…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the Minnesota Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (MnAMP) project, which developed the Learn Work Earn learning model to address workforce…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the New Mexico Skill Up Network Pathway Acceleration in Technology and Healthcare (SUN PATH) program, which was a capacity building effort…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of Ivy Tech’s Pathways to Information Technology grant, which enhanced the college’s Information Technology (IT) training courses, on…
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High Causal Evidence
Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Moderate Causal Evidence
Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
Low Causal Evidence
Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Causal Impact Analysis
Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.
Descriptive Analysis
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
Implementation Analysis
Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.
Favorable
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
Mixed
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
None
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Unfavorable
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
Not applicable
Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
Favorable - low evidence
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Mixed - low evidence
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Unfavorable - low evidence
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.