Momentum
Thoroughly reviewing institutional policies and practices can help devise sound solutions that increase opportunities for students to gain program momentum. Disaggregating measures of fall-to-fall retention, gateway course completion, and credit accumulation helps colleges to identify equity gaps that can be targeted for continuous improvement and reform.
The University System of Georgia
Gateways to Completion Case Studies
Focus: Gateway course redesign including Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Psychology, and Sociology
Every Learner Everywhere
What Are Gateway Courses and Why Do They Matter to Equity in Higher Ed?
Focus: Gateway course redesign and equitable student success
Complete College America
No Room For Doubt
Focus: Scaled and equitable corequisite reform including placement, support, and pathways
Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness
Five Principles for Reforming Developmental Education: A Review of the Evidence
Focus: Scaled and equitable corequisite reform including placement, support, and pathways
The College System of Tennessee
Corequisite Learning Support
Focus: Scaled and equitable corequisite reform including placement and support
Public Policy Institute of California
A New Era of Student Access at California’s Community Colleges
Focus: Scaled and equitable corequisite reform including placement, support, and pathways
Achieving the Dream
Preparing for Shortened Academic Terms
Focus: Scheduling reform and implementation of 8-week courses
Texas Success Center
Texas Playbook for Scaling Eight-Week Terms for Pathways Transformation: A Guide for College Implementation Teams
Focus: Scheduling reform and implementation of 8-week courses
Community College Research Center
Lessons From Two Major Evaluations of Guided Pathways
Focus: Guided pathways whole-college reform
Complete College America
Using a Measurement System to Strengthen Student Success Reforms
Focus: Institutional Research and data system use improvements to accelerate equitable student success
Community College Research Center
Early Momentum Metrics: Leading Indicators for Community College Improvement
Focus: Institutional Research and use of leading indicators to measure student success
Community College Research Center
Early Momentum Metrics: Why They Matter for College Improvement
Focus: Institutional Research and use of leading indicators to measure student success
U.S. Department of Education
Using Data Effectively to Drive Equitable Improvements in Postsecondary Student Success: A Playbook
Focus: Institutional Research and use of leading indicators to measure student success; use of data to select student success strategies
Achieving the Dream
Knowing Our Students: Understanding and Designing for Success
Focus: Institutional Research and data design improvements to accelerate equitable student success
American Council on Education
What Works for Improving Mental Health in Higher Education
Focus: Effective strategies for mental health student supports
Urban Institute
Roadmap for Change to Support Pregnant and Parenting Students
Focus: Centering student-parent families in college practice and policy
Michigan Community College Association
Supporting the Whole Student: Growing Basic Need Supports at Michigan Community Colleges
Focus: Addressing student economic stability through basic needs support
MDRC
Helping Students Meet Basic Needs to Support Their Success
Focus: Addressing basic needs security to improve student success
The Hope Center
Supporting the Whole Community College Student: The Impact of Nudging for Basic Needs Security
Focus: Using nudging communication to increase student usage of basic needs supports
Institute for Higher Education Policy
How Student Experience and Belonging Interventions Can Support Strong Postsecondary Outcomes
Focus: Equity and student belonging, retention
Student Experience Project
Student Experience Project Resource Hub
Focus: Equity and student belonging, retention and attainment
JED Campus
Protecting the Emotional Health of Teens and Young Adults
Focus: Effective strategies for mental health student supports
Swipe Out Hunger
Advocacy Toolkit
Focus: Addressing basic needs security to improve student success
Mental Health Improvement through Community Colleges
Mental Health Improvement through Community Colleges
Focus: Effective strategies for mental health student supports