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Reports and Publications

The MCSS creates reports and publications with support from our funders and key partners to support our initiatives and events. Selected reports and publications are available below. In addition, the MCSS maintains several affiliated websites with valuable resources for community college leaders including the Michigan Transfer Network, MiTransfer Pathways, Michigan Guided Pathways, and the Right Math at the Right Time.

Keeping Colleges on the Path: A Look at Michigan’s Guided Pathways Progress from 2017-2019

September 2019

This publication features highlights from the 2019 administration of the CCRC Scale of Adoption Assessment (SOAA) at the 13 Mentor Circle Colleges who are currently participating in the Michigan Guided Pathways Institute. The brief describes the colleges’ progress in implementing the 19 Guided Pathways practices as well as observations, recommendations and next steps for MCSS and the colleges.

Postsecondary Transfer and Mobility in Michigan: Exploring Transfer Patterns, Programs, Places, and People

August 2019

This publication includes the results of a research project focused on transfer students in Michigan using data from the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) with generous financial support from the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN).

Building METC Degree Bridge Partnerships in Michigan

Fall 2019

This brief describes the process of creating accelerated healthcare degree completion programs for veterans in partnership with the Defense Health Agency’s Medical Education and Training Campus (METC). The publication features lessons learned from five community colleges and one university that created more than 20 new healthcare degree bridge programs for veterans in 2019.