More essential than ever : community college pathways to educational and career success / Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, Maggie P. Fay.
| Author/creator | Jenkins, Davis author. |
| Other author | Lahr, Hana, author. |
| Other author | Fink, John (Researcher), author. |
| Other author | Klempin, Serena, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xi, 232 pages) : illustrations (black & white) |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Lessons from Two Major Guided Pathways Evaluations -- Ensuring Programs Lead to Good Jobs and Further Education -- Teaching Versatile Learners for a Fast-Changing World -- Creating a More Engaging Recruitment and Onboarding Experience -- Helping Students Complete Programs on Schedule and Affordably -- Rethinking Dual Enrollment as an On-Ramp to College and Career Opportunity -- Reorganizing Community Colleges for Student Success and Institutional Sustainability -- Leading College Transformation Across States and Systems. |
| Abstract | An evidence-based approach to community college transformation featuring innovative practices that strengthen offerings and foster student success. In More Essential Than Ever, researchers Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, and Maggie P. Fay center US community colleges as critical to upward mobility and workforce development in their communities, highlighting new practices these institutions are using to build high-quality programs and support students' educational and career success. Drawing on a decade of research on whole-college guided pathways reforms at more than 100 community colleges nationally, they illustrate how colleges have implemented large-scale changes to help students better navigate the journey to completion. They argue, however, that to achieve better and more equitable outcomes--and to recruit and retain more students in a highly competitive market--colleges must not only remove barriers to completion but also strengthen pathways to student goals after graduation, thus making their investment of money, time, and effort worth it. The book provides compelling case studies of how colleges are achieving this along five frontiers: strengthening program career and baccalaureate transfer outcomes, teaching students to be versatile learners, strengthening recruitment and onboarding, ensuring students complete in as little time and at as low a cost as possible, and building on-ramps to high-opportunity postsecondary pathways from high school. The book also gives practical guidance for college leaders on managing and funding these innovations and for state policymakers on encouraging and supporting them. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (cloudLibrary, viewed August 5, 2025). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Jenkins, Davis. More essential than ever : community college pathways to educational and career success Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2025] 9781682539910 1682539911 |
| LCCN | 2025001370 |
| ISBN | 9781682539927 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 168253992X (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| Stock number | a115kzz9 cloudLibrary https://yourcloudlibrary.com |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |