EXTERNAL RESEARCH REPORTS
External Resources
Reports and Briefs
College Completion Exceeds 75% for Full-Time Students, November 2012, National Clearinghouse Brief (PDF)
College Completion Toolkit, March 2011, U.S. Department of Education (PDF)
The College Completion Agenda 2011 Progress Report—Latino Edition, 2011, College Board (PDF)
College Graduation Rates: Behind the Numbers, 2010, American Council on Education (PDF)
Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates, November 2012, National Student Clearinghouse Signature Report 4 (PDF)
Completing College: A State-Level View of Student Attainment Rates, February 2013, National Clearinghouse Brief (PDF)
Cornerstones of Completion: State Policy Support for Accelerated, Structures Pathways to College Credentials and Transfer, November 2012, Jobs for the Future (PDF)
Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses in U.S. Public High Schools: 2010-11 First Look, February 2013, National Center for Education Statistics (PDF)
Education Pays 2010: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society, 2010, College Board (PDF)
The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research, Pathways and Progress, 2011, College Board (PDF)
Enhancing Student Success and Retention throughout Undergraduate Education, A National Survey, 2012, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (PDF)
Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022, Illinois WICHE projections (PDF)
Men of Color: A Role for Policymakers in Improving the Status of Black Male Students in U.S. Higher Education, November 2012, Institute for Higher Education Policy (PDF)
National Student Satisfaction and Priorities Report, 2011, Noel-Levitz (PDF)
NSSE Annual Results 2012: Financial Stress Affects Academics for College Students, November 2012, National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) (PDF)
An Open Letter to College and University Leaders: College Completion Must Be Our Priority, January 2013, National Commission on Higher Education Attainment (PDF)
Pathways to Success Integrating Learning with Life and Work to Increase National College Completion, February 2012, A Report to the U.S. Congress and Secretary of Education Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (PDF)
The Reality of College Readiness—Illinois version, 2012, ACT (PDF)
Record Shares of Young Adults Have Finished Both High School and College, November 2012, PEW Research Center (PDF)
Research to Improve Retention, February 2013, Robert J. Sternberg, Inside Higher Ed (PDF)
Rethinking Remedial Education: The Role of MSIs in Serving Under-Prepared Students in the 21st Century, November 2012, Institute for Higher Education Policy (PDF)
Seven Myths About Student Retention, April 2011, Cuseo & Farnum (PDF)
Transfer and Mobility: A National View of Pre-degree Student Movement in Postsecondary Institutions, February 2012, National Clearinghouse Signature Report 2 (PDF)
The Toolbox Revisited: Paths to Degree Completion from High School Through College, 2006, Clifford Adelman, U.S. Department of Education (PDF)