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Not Quite Complete
The percentage of degree holders hasn't increased much during the Lumina Foundation's three-year push, but policy makers have jumped on the "completion agenda" bandwagon.
Big Job, Big Problems
With California's community colleges facing challenges that many say are insurmountable, the system begins to search for a new chancellor.
Birth Control and College Completion
Project links pregnancy planning with finishing degrees, and brings edgy course content to two-year college curriculums.
Standardized Tests That Fail
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.
Invisible Transfer Students
New study finds that one-third of students attend at least two colleges. Their most common transfer destination: community colleges.
Fountain of Youth
More upper-middle-class students are choosing community college right out of high school, and they expect a full undergrad experience.
Success Begets Success
Courses on how to learn and manage college life can boost graduation rates. The classes are catching on -- slowly -- at community colleges, but face resistance.
A Sure Thing
DePaul's new community college partnership aims to eliminate the mysteries behind transferring.