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.
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Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the extent to which program implementation strategies, services, and activities were implemented as planned and how well they were implemented. The study…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study's objective was to conduct a formative evaluation of the Advanced Manufacturing Education (AME) Alliance to determine the extent to which the project was implemented as intended on…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of Heroes for Hire (H4H), an intervention that aimed to serve veterans and trade-affected or dislocated workers through skills upgrading and…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the Missouri STEM Workforce Innovation Networks (MoSTEMWINS) which helped develop, expand, and redesign new and existing STEM programs as…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the Greater Cincinnati Manufacturing Careers Accelerator (GCMCA) to prepare students for employment in manufacturing and welding in Ohio…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the Health Professions Pathways (H2P) Consortium, a program offered by nine community and technical colleges with partnerships from…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of Linn-Benton Community College’s (LBCC) iLearn intervention, which was designed to assist workers with completing post-secondary education…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the CCC2NAU program which helps students attending Coconino Community College (CCC) transition to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation of the Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE) program, which was administered across nine sites with partnerships between Workforce…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation and operational processes of the Mission Critical Operations (MCO) project to identify process strengths, challenges, and opportunities for…
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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.