From the ECS State Policy Database: Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

The Road Less Traveled: Realizing the Potential of Career Technical Education in the California Community Colleges - This report examines four high-wage, high-need career pathways in the California Community Colleges as a basis for exploring the Career Technical Education (CTE) mission and its role in the college completion agenda. The study found that while CTE has the potential to meet the state’s completion, workforce and equity goals, there is a lack of priority on awarding technical certificates and degrees and an absence of clear pathways for students to follow in pursuing those credentials. (Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, February 2011)...

Divided We Fail: Improving Completion and Closing Racial Gaps in California's Community Colleges - Educational attainment in California has been declining with each younger generation - a statistic that bodes poorly for the state's economic competitiveness. It is essential to increase educational attainment among the Latino population. (Colleen Moore and Nancy Shulock, Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, October 2010)...

State Policies to Achieve the Dream in Five States: An Audit of State Policies to Aid Student Access and Success in Community Colleges in the First Five Achieving the Dream - This report presents the findings of an audit of state policies affecting access to, and success in, community colleges in five states. The report explores the existence of key policies relating to tuition, student aid, open door admissions, remedial (or developmental education), transfer, performance accountability and a number of other key areas. Recommendations for future state policy are also discussed. (Kevin Dougherty, Monica Reid and H. Kenny Nienhusser, Community College Research Center, February 2006)...