Graduation rates

Standardized tests are placing community college students who are ready for college into remedial classes, two studies find, making them less likely to earn degrees.

Panelists at for-profit association meeting say industry should get ahead of accountability push by measuring student outcomes and making them public.

Valencia College wins inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, another sign that foundations and lawmakers are emphasizing completion rates for community colleges.

Johnson C. Smith is in transition, focusing efforts in increasing rigor and evaluating the curriculum.

Girls of most racial groups are outpacing their brothers in attaining college degrees by almost 15 percent, a University of Michigan study shows.

New study suggests that if colleges understand the demographics of their students, more might graduate.

An influential foundation says Massachusetts' community colleges need to do better on workforce development, and calls for more direct oversight by the state.

A study of 300 four-year colleges and universities find that many do not make disclosures required by the Higher Education Opportunity Act.