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Community College Insights Series
Receive regular updates from the survey team on our Community College Insights series, which features deep-dive analysis and commentary on results from the survey and the economic impacts of these important institutions.
September 25, 2026
Non-credit workforce training can provide community college students with a pathway to the workforce, but data are limited. This post explores non-credit students, including how the Richmond Fed defines these students and their credentials in the 2025 Survey of Community College Outcomes.
July 23, 2026
We collected a unique set of data from community colleges in the Carolinas to track degree-seeking high school students — a population excluded from the traditional graduation rate and the Richmond Fed success rate.
June 5, 2026
This week's post details the aggregate success rates across a wide range of student characteristics from nearly 300,000 students across 189 institutions.
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