Strategic Enrollment Management

This study explored whether community college websites are a useful medium for providing knowledge relevant to degree completion.

As colleges count upon their websites to serve as the primary medium for presenting information and communicating with these
stakeholders, the design and organization of their web­sites has become increasingly important to all users.

The article presents information on the author's experiences at a community college in a poor area of Los Angeles County in California. The author looks at the academic and occupational curriculum, the goal-oriented nature of the students, and the students' chance of success. The article also discusses the diversity of racial and ethnic groups.

ecent research suggests that the college application process itself prevents access. This paper reports results from a large school-based experiment in which application assistance is incorporated into the high school curriculum for all graduating seniors at low-transition schools.

College attendance brings significant financial gain in lifetime earnings, and in order to reap those benefits more students are attending college than ever before. At the same time as more students have been applying to college, the application process itself has changed dramatically in the last few decades. As the last hurdle on the road to college, the application process is a critical step in the overall college-choice process.

The object of this study was to examine whether college-intending, low-income high school graduates are particularly susceptible to having their postsecondary education plans change, or even fall apart, during the summer after high school graduation. Our results indicate that low-income, college-intending students experience high rates of summer attrition from the college pipeline. Given the goal of improving the flow of low-income students to and through college, it is imperative to investigate how to effectively intervene and mitigate summer melt.

In this paper, we discuss the history of college placement testing, with a focus on
nonselective colleges. We describe the limitations of placement tests, the consequences of placement errors, and the movement toward changing systems of placement. The use of multiple measures is suggested as an approach that will result in more accurate placement. A typology of approaches to assessment and placement is described, including the identification of individual measures (e.g., alternative math and English tests, noncognitive assessments, and high school transcript information), ways to use them in combination (e.g., waivers, decision rules, and placement formulae), and how
colleges might use assessment results in more varied ways (e.g., for placement into
different course types or services). Finally, we include a discussion of emerging issues
affecting assessment and placement practices.

A well-designed, academically-centered, transitional program can narrow the college readiness gap and provide essential tools for underprepared students to be successful.

The Developmental Strategies for College Readiness and Success Resource Guide was produced by the Education Commission of the States and the Southern Regional Education Board for the "Countdown to 2015: Developmental Strategies to Advance Readiness in the Common Core Era" convening held April 21-23, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting was the culmination of a project between the Community College Research Center, Complete College America, Education Commission of the States, Education First and the Southern Regional Education Board.

Objective: To assess the outcome of late registration for college classes and early class withdrawal.

The article offers information on the priority registration offered to freshmen at some community colleges in California to boost student retention. Topics discussed include El Monte Pledge program for students, challenges faced during registration of freshmen, and advantages of online options such as Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Priority registration offered at several community colleges such as Rio Hondo College, West Hills Community College District and Pierce College is discussed.

The article offers information on an online student registration program employed by the Catawba College, South Carolina. In order to maintain integrity in the advising process, the college administration has decided that students will have to obtain a registration PIN from their advisors. Joanna Jasper, chief information officer, Catawba College points out that advising is an important part of college's policy which gives every student the personal attention needed to be successful.

Guided by validation theory, this study aims to better understand the role that academic advising plays in international community college students’ adjustment. More specifically, this study investigated how academic advising validates or invalidates their academic and social experiences in a community college context.

In this literature review, the author examines the evidence on student decision making in the community college, focusing on the activities most relevant to students’ entry into programs of study—academic and career planning.