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Enrollment Management Bibliography – A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Higher Education Professionals
Compiled: October 2025
I. ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Foundational Works
Books:
Bontrager, B., & Ingersoll, J. (2018). Strategic Enrollment Planning: A Dynamic Collaboration. Society for College andUniversity Planning. SCUP
Hossler, D., & Bean, J. P. (Eds.). (1990). The Strategic Management of College Enrollments. Jossey-Bass.
Hossler, D., Kurotsuchi Inkelas, K., & Lee, J. (2018). The Strategic Management of College Enrollments in a ChangingLandscape. Johns Hopkins University Press. JHU Press
Keppler, K., Mullendore, R. H., & Carey, A. (Eds.). (2005). Partnering with the Parents of Today’s College Students.NASPA.
Kotler, P., & Murphy, P. E. (1981). “Strategic Planning for Higher Education.” Journal of Higher Education, 52(5), 470-489.DOI: 10.2307/1981547
Lucido, J. (2019). The Enrollment Management Toolkit: Building a Foundation for Success. NACAC Press. NACAC
Journal Articles:
Beal, P. E., & Noel, L. (1980). “What Works in Student Retention.” American College Testing Program and National Centerfor Higher Education Management Systems.
Black, J. (2021). “The Evolution of Enrollment Management: From Transactional to Transformational.” College andUniversity Journal, 96(2), 3-12.
Bontrager, B. (2022). “The Art and Science of Strategic Enrollment Management.” Strategic Enrollment ManagementQuarterly, 10(1), 4-18.
Dixon, P., & Martin, N. (2014). “Enrollment Management: A Historical Perspective and Contemporary Application.”Journal of College Admission, 225, 16-22.
Hossler, D. (1991). “The State of Student Recruitment and Retention.” New Directions for Student Services, 54, 5-16.
Huddleston, T., & Karr, T. K. (2021). “Reimagining Enrollment Management Post-COVID-19.” Change: The Magazine ofHigher Learning, 53(4), 24-30.
Penn, G. (2021). “Strategic Enrollment Management in an Era of Disruption.” The Enrollment Management Report, 25(3),1-8.
II. NET TUITION REVENUE MANAGEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION
Books and Monographs:
Archibald, R. B., & Feldman, D. H. (2011). Why Does College Cost So Much? Oxford University Press. OUP
Cheslock, J., & Kramer, D. (2019). Net Price in Higher Education: How it Varies Across Institutions and Who Benefits.TIAA Institute. TIAA Institute
Hillman, N. (2020). The Economics of College Pricing. American Council on Education. ACE
Martin, R. E., & Hill, R. C. (2014). Baumol’s Cost Disease and Higher Education. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Paulsen, M. B., & St. John, E. P. (Eds.). (2002). Social Class and College Costs: Examining the Financial Nexus betweenCollege Choice and Persistence. The Johns Hopkins University Press. JHU Press
Vedder, R. (2019). Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America. Independent Institute. Independent Institute
Journal Articles and Research:
Baum, S., Kurose, C., & McPherson, M. (2013). “An Overview of American Higher Education.” The Future of Children,23(1), 17-39.
Breneman, D. W., Doti, J. L., & Lapovsky, L. (2001). “Financing Private Colleges and Universities: The Role of TuitionDiscounting.” Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 33(3), 32-39.
Cheslock, J. J., & Gianneschi, M. (2008). “Replacing State Appropriations with Alternative Revenue Sources: The Case ofVoluntary Support.” Journal of Higher Education, 79(2), 208-229.
Coomes, M. D. (2000). “The Role of Financial Aid and College Prices in Improving Educational Opportunities: A HistoricalPerspective.” Journal of Student Financial Aid, 30(2), 21-34.
Davis, J. (2003). “Unintended Consequences of Tuition Discounting.” New Directions for Institutional Research, 118, 1-140.
Ehrenberg, R. G. (2002). “Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16(1), 169-180.
Hillman, N. W. (2013). “Economic Diversity in Elite Higher Education: Do No-Loan Programs Impact Pell Enrollments?”The Journal of Higher Education, 84(6), 806-833.
Hurley, D., & Harnisch, T. (2015). “Making College Affordable: The Importance of State Need-Based Financial Aid.”Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 47(4), 6-12.
Kim, D., & Ko, I. (2015). “The Impact of Tuition Increases on Enrollment at Public Four-Year Institutions.” Research inHigher Education, 56(3), 265-285.
Lapovsky, L. (2014). “Tuition Discounting Continues to Grow.” Business Officer, April 2014, 22-28.
Lapovsky, L. (2016). “The Higher Education Business Model: Innovation and Financial Sustainability.” TIAA InstituteResearch Dialogue, 128, 1-24.
Lenth, C. (1993). “The Tuition Dilemma: State Policies and Practices in Pricing Public Higher Education.” State HigherEducation Executive Officers.
Lucido, J., & Gonzalez, G. (2020). “Strategic Financial Aid: Managing Net Tuition Revenue.” The Enrollment ManagementReport, 24(2), 1-8.
Martin, A. P., & Spenner, K. I. (2009). “Capital Conversion and Accumulation: A Social Portrait of Legacies at an EliteUniversity.” Research in Higher Education, 50(7), 623-648.
McPherson, M. S., & Schapiro, M. O. (1998). The Student Aid Game: Meeting Need and Rewarding Talent in AmericanHigher Education. Princeton University Press.
Redd, K. E. (2000). “Discounting Toward Disaster: Tuition Discounting, College Finances, and Enrollments of Low-IncomeUndergraduates.” USA Group Foundation New Agenda Series, 3(2).
Stange, K. M. (2015). “Differential Pricing in Undergraduate Education: Effects on Degree Production by Field.” Journal ofPolicy Analysis and Management, 34(1), 107-135.
Winston, G. C. (1999). “Subsidies, Hierarchy and Peers: The Awkward Economics of Higher Education.” Journal ofEconomic Perspectives, 13(1), 13-36.
Industry Reports:
NACUBO. (Annual). Tuition Discounting Study. National Association of College and University Business Officers.NACUBO Reports
Ruffalo Noel Levitz. (Annual). Discounting Report for Higher Education. RNL Reports
The College Board. (Annual). Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid. College Board Research
III. STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND ADMISSIONS
Books:
Belkin, D. (2019). The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision YourFamily Will Ever Make. Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster
Clinedinst, M., & Patel, P. (Annual). State of College Admission. National Association for College Admission Counseling.NACAC
Duffy, E. A., & Goldberg, I. (1998). Crafting a Class: College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994. PrincetonUniversity Press. Princeton UP
Golden, D. (2006). The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges. CrownPublishers.
Henderson, S. E. (2001). On the Brink: How to Recruit and Retain the Best Students. CASE Books. CASE
Karabel, J. (2005). The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. HoughtonMifflin.
Lucido, J. (2018). The Role of College Rankings in the Quest for Equity and Excellence in Higher Education. USC Centerfor Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice. USC CERPP
Selingo, J. J. (2020). Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions. Scribner. Simon & Schuster
Stevens, M. L. (2007). Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites. Harvard University Press.Harvard UP
Journal Articles and Research:
Anderson, N. S., & Hearn, J. C. (1992). “Equity Issues in Higher Education Outcomes.” In W. E. Becker & D. R. Lewis(Eds.), The Economics of American Higher Education (pp. 301-334). Springer.
Black, S. E., Cortes, K. E., & Lincove, J. A. (2015). “Academic Undermatching of High-Achieving Minority Students:Evidence from Race-Neutral and Holistic Admissions Policies.” American Economic Review, 105(5), 604-610.
Bound, J., Hershbein, B., & Long, B. T. (2009). “Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing CollegeCompetition.” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 23(4), 119-146.
Burdman, P. (2005). “The Student Debt Dilemma: Debt Aversion as a Barrier to College Access.” Center for Studies inHigher Education Research and Occasional Paper Series.
Cabrera, A. F., & La Nasa, S. M. (2001). “On the Path to College: Three Critical Tasks Facing America’s Disadvantaged.”Research in Higher Education, 42(2), 119-149.
Chapman, D. W. (1981). “A Model of Student College Choice.” Journal of Higher Education, 52(5), 490-505.
Clinedinst, M. (2019). “State of College Admission 2019.” National Association for College Admission Counseling.
Goldrick-Rab, S., & Kendall, N. (2014). “Redefining College Affordability: Securing America’s Future with a Free Two-Year College Option.” Lumina Foundation Issue Paper.
Hazelkorn, E. (2015). “Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education: The Battle for World-Class Excellence.” 2ndEdition. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hossler, D., & Gallagher, K. S. (1987). “Studying Student College Choice: A Three-Phase Model and the Implications forPolicymakers.” College and University, 62(3), 207-221.
Hossler, D., Schmit, J., & Vesper, N. (1999). Going to College: How Social, Economic, and Educational Factors Influencethe Decisions Students Make. Johns Hopkins University Press.
McDonough, P. M. (1997). Choosing Colleges: How Social Class and Schools Structure Opportunity. State University ofNew York Press.
Monk-Turner, E. (1990). “The Occupational Achievements of Community and Four-Year College Entrants.” AmericanSociological Review, 55(5), 719-725.
Perna, L. W. (2006). “Studying College Access and Choice: A Proposed Conceptual Model.” In J. C. Smart (Ed.), HigherEducation: Handbook of Theory and Research (Vol. 21, pp. 99-157). Springer.
Radford, A. W. (2013). “Top Student, Top School? How Social Class Shapes Where Valedictorians Go to College.”University of Chicago Press.
Roderick, M., Coca, V., & Nagaoka, J. (2011). “Potholes on the Road to College: High School Effects in Shaping UrbanStudents’ Participation in College Application, Four-Year College Enrollment, and College Match.” Sociology of Education,84(3), 178-211.
Smith, J., Pender, M., & Howell, J. (2013). “The Full Extent of Student-College Academic Undermatch.” Economics ofEducation Review, 32, 247-261.
Digital and Technology-Focused:
Barnes, M., & Hanson, K. (2019). “The Use of CRM Systems in Higher Education Enrollment Management.” Journal ofMarketing for Higher Education, 29(1), 1-18.
Bontrager, B., & Ingersoll, J. (2017). “From Transactional to Relational: The Evolution of the Enrollment Funnel.” StrategicEnrollment Management Quarterly, 5(1), 2-11.
IV. STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION
Foundational Books:
Astin, A. W. (1993). What Matters in College? Four Critical Years Revisited. Jossey-Bass. Wiley
Braxton, J. M. (Ed.). (2000). Reworking the Student Departure Puzzle. Vanderbilt University Press. Vanderbilt UP
Kuh, G. D., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J. H., & Whitt, E. J. (2010). Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter.Jossey-Bass. Wiley
Kuh, G. D., Schuh, J. H., Whitt, E. J., & Associates. (1991). Involving Colleges: Successful Approaches to Fostering StudentLearning and Development Outside the Classroom. Jossey-Bass.
Light, R. J. (2001). Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds. Harvard University Press. Harvard UP
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research (Vol. 2). Jossey-Bass.Wiley
Schreiner, L. A., Louis, M. C., & Nelson, D. D. (Eds.). (2012). Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach toCollege Student Success. University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience andStudents in Transition. SC NRC
Tinto, V. (2012). Completing College: Rethinking Institutional Action. University of Chicago Press. Chicago UP
Tinto, V. (1993). Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition (2nd ed.). University of ChicagoPress. Chicago UP
Retention Theory and Models:
Bean, J. P. (1980). “Dropouts and Turnover: The Synthesis and Test of a Causal Model of Student Attrition.” Research inHigher Education, 12(2), 155-187. DOI: 10.1007/BF00976194
Bean, J. P., & Metzner, B. S. (1985). “A Conceptual Model of Nontraditional Undergraduate Student Attrition.” Review ofEducational Research, 55(4), 485-540. DOI: 10.3102/00346543055004485
Berger, J. B., & Braxton, J. M. (1998). “Revising Tinto’s Interactionalist Theory of Student Departure through TheoryElaboration: Examining the Role of Organizational Attributes in the Persistence Process.” Research in Higher Education,39(2), 103-119. DOI: 10.1023/A:1018760513769
Braxton, J. M., Hirschy, A. S., & McClendon, S. A. (2004). “Understanding and Reducing College Student Departure.”ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 30(3). Wiley
Cabrera, A. F., Nora, A., & Castañeda, M. B. (1993). “College Persistence: Structural Equations Modeling Test of anIntegrated Model of Student Retention.” Journal of Higher Education, 64(2), 123-139. DOI: 10.2307/2960026
Nora, A., Barlow, E., & Crisp, G. (2005). “Student Persistence and Degree Attainment Beyond the First Year in College.” InA. Seidman (Ed.), College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success (pp. 129-153). Praeger.
Spady, W. (1970). “Dropouts from Higher Education: An Interdisciplinary Review and Synthesis.” Interchange, 1(1), 64-85.DOI: 10.1007/BF02214313
Tinto, V. (1975). “Dropout from Higher Education: A Theoretical Synthesis of Recent Research.” Review of EducationalResearch, 45(1), 89-125. DOI: 10.3102/00346543045001089
Tinto, V. (1997). “Classrooms as Communities: Exploring the Educational Character of Student Persistence.” Journal ofHigher Education, 68(6), 599-623. DOI: 10.2307/2959965
Student Engagement and Success:
Chickering, A. W., & Gamson, Z. F. (1987). “Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.” AmericanAssociation for Higher Education Bulletin, 39(7), 3-7. ERIC
Kuh, G. D. (2008). High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter.Association of American Colleges and Universities. AAC&U
Kuh, G. D. (2003). “What We’re Learning about Student Engagement from NSSE: Benchmarks for Effective EducationalPractices.” Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 35(2), 24-32. DOI: 10.1080/00091380309604090
Kuh, G. D., Cruce, T. M., Shoup, R., Kinzie, J., & Gonyea, R. M. (2008). “Unmasking the Effects of Student Engagementon First-Year College Grades and Persistence.” Journal of Higher Education, 79(5), 540-563. DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0019
Pike, G. R., & Kuh, G. D. (2005). “First- and Second-Generation College Students: A Comparison of Their Engagement andIntellectual Development.” Journal of Higher Education, 76(3), 276-300. DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2005.0021
First-Year Experience and Transitions:
Barefoot, B. O. (2004). “Higher Education’s Revolving Door: Confronting the Problem of Student Drop Out in US Collegesand Universities.” Open Learning, 19(1), 9-18.
Barefoot, B. O., & Fidler, P. P. (1996). The 1994 National Survey of Freshman Seminar Programs: Continuing Innovationsin the Collegiate Curriculum. University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The Freshman Year Experience.
Gardner, J. N., & Van der Veer, G. (Eds.). (1998). The Senior Year Experience: Facilitating Integration, Reflection, Closure,and Transition. Jossey-Bass.
Upcraft, M. L., Gardner, J. N., & Barefoot, B. O. (Eds.). (2005). Challenging and Supporting the First-Year Student: AHandbook for Improving the First Year of College. Jossey-Bass.
Academic Success and Support:
Bettinger, E. P., & Baker, R. B. (2014). “The Effects of Student Coaching: An Evaluation of a Randomized Experiment inStudent Advising.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 36(1), 3-19.
Jaggars, S. S., & Stacey, G. W. (2014). “What We Know about Developmental Education Outcomes.” Research Overview,Community College Research Center.
Lang, J. M. (2020). Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It. Basic Books.
Robbins, S. B., Lauver, K., Le, H., Davis, D., Langley, R., & Carlstrom, A. (2004). “Do Psychosocial and Study SkillFactors Predict College Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis.” Psychological Bulletin, 130(2), 261-288.
Strayhorn, T. L. (2012). College Students’ Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students. Routledge.
Equity and Inclusion in Retention:
Bensimon, E. M. (2007). “The Underestimated Significance of Practitioner Knowledge in the Scholarship on StudentSuccess.” Review of Higher Education, 30(4), 441-469.
Harper, S. R. (2012). “Black Male Student Success in Higher Education: A Report from the National Black Male CollegeAchievement Study.” University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education.
Hurtado, S., Alvarez, C. L., Guillermo-Wann, C., Cuellar, M., & Arellano, L. (2012). “A Model for Diverse LearningEnvironments.” In J. C. Smart & M. B. Paulsen (Eds.), Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (Vol. 27, pp.41-122). Springer.
Museus, S. D., & Quaye, S. J. (2009). “Toward an Intercultural Perspective of Racial and Ethnic Minority College StudentPersistence.” Review of Higher Education, 33(1), 67-94.
Rendón, L. I., Jalomo, R. E., & Nora, A. (2000). “Theoretical Considerations in the Study of Minority Student Retention inHigher Education.” In J. M. Braxton (Ed.), Reworking the Student Departure Puzzle (pp. 127-156). Vanderbilt UniversityPress.
Tierney, W. G. (1999). “Models of Minority College-Going and Retention: Cultural Integrity Versus Cultural Suicide.”Journal of Negro Education, 68(1), 80-91.
Yosso, T. J. (2005). “Whose Culture Has Capital? A Critical Race Theory Discussion of Community Cultural Wealth.” RaceEthnicity and Education, 8(1), 69-91.
Early Alert and Intervention:
Barefoot, B. O. (Ed.). (2008). “The First Year and Beyond: Rethinking the Challenge of Collegiate Transition.” NewDirections for Higher Education, 144.
Heisserer, D. L., & Parette, P. (2002). “Advising At-Risk Students in College and University Settings.” College StudentJournal, 36(1), 69-83.
Kuh, G. D., Kinzie, J., Buckley, J. A., Bridges, B. K., & Hayek, J. C. (2006). What Matters to Student Success: A Review ofthe Literature. National Postsecondary Education Cooperative.
McClenney, K., Marti, C. N., & Adkins, C. (2012). “Student Engagement and Student Outcomes: Key Findings fromCCSSE Validation Research.” Community College Survey of Student Engagement.
Thomas, L. (2012). Building Student Engagement and Belonging in Higher Education at a Time of Change: Final Reportfrom the What Works? Student Retention and Success Programme. Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Analytics and Predictive Modeling:
Arnold, K. E., & Pistilli, M. D. (2012). “Course Signals at Purdue: Using Learning Analytics to Increase Student Success.”Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 267-270.
Bahr, P. R. (2008). “Does Mathematics Remediation Work? A Comparative Analysis of Academic Attainment amongCommunity College Students.” Research in Higher Education, 49(5), 420-450.
Campbell, J. P., DeBlois, P. B., & Oblinger, D. G. (2007). “Academic Analytics: A New Tool for a New Era.” EDUCAUSEReview, 42(4), 40-57.
Siemens, G., & Long, P. (2011). “Penetrating the Fog: Analytics in Learning and Education.” EDUCAUSE Review, 46(5),30-40.
Industry Reports and Surveys:
ACT. (Annual). National Collegiate Retention and Persistence to Degree Rates. ACT Research
Complete College America. (Various). “Time Is the Enemy” and related reports on completion. Complete College America
Education Advisory Board (EAB). (Various). Research briefs on student success strategies. EAB
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. (Semi-annual). Persistence and Retention Reports. NSC Research Center
Ruffalo Noel Levitz. (Annual). National Student Satisfaction and Priorities Report. RNL
The Chronicle of Higher Education. (Annual). The Almanac of Higher Education. Chronicle
V. CROSS-CUTTING THEMES AND EMERGING TOPICS
Affordability and Access:
Goldrick-Rab, S. (2016). Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream.University of Chicago Press. Chicago UP
Kelchen, R. (2018). Higher Education Accountability. Johns Hopkins University Press. JHU Press
Long, B. T. (Ed.). (2015). Making College Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged Students. University of ChicagoPress. Chicago UP
Data Analytics and Technology:
Baker, R. S., & Inventado, P. S. (2014). “Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics.” In J. A. Larusson & B. White(Eds.), Learning Analytics: From Research to Practice (pp. 61-75). Springer.
Daniel, B. (2015). “Big Data and Analytics in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges.” British Journal ofEducational Technology, 46(5), 904-920.
Demographic Change:
Grawe, N. D. (2018). Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education. Johns Hopkins University Press. JHU Press
Grawe, N. D. (2021). The Agile College: How Institutions Successfully Navigate Demographic Changes. Johns HopkinsUniversity Press. JHU Press
COVID-19 Impact:
Aucejo, E. M., French, J., Ugalde Araya, M. P., & Zafar, B. (2020). “The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Experiences andExpectations: Evidence from a Survey.” Journal of Public Economics, 191, 104271.
Johnson, N., Veletsianos, G., & Seaman, J. (2020). “U.S. Faculty and Administrators’ Experiences and Approaches in theEarly Weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Online Learning, 24(2), 6-21.
Consolidation and Sustainability:
Carlson, S. (2020). “The Future of College May Not Include You.” The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Christensen, C. M., & Eyring, H. J. (2011). The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from theInside Out. Jossey-Bass.
Zemsky, R., Wegner, G. R., & Massy, W. F. (2005). Remaking the American University: Market-Smart and Mission-Centered. Rutgers University Press.
VI. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND PERIODIC PUBLICATIONS
Key Organizations:
NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling) – www.nacacnet.org
Journal of College Admission (quarterly)
Annual State of College Admission reports
Conference proceedings
AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) – www.aacrao.org
College and University journal
Strategic Enrollment Management publications
NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) – www.naspa.org
Research and policy reports on student success
ACE (American Council on Education) – www.acenet.edu
Research reports and policy briefs
NACUBO (National Association of College and University Business Officers) – www.nacubo.org
Annual tuition discounting studies
Financial analysis reports
Consulting Firms with Regular Publications:
Ruffalo Noel Levitz – www.ruffalonl.com
Annual discounting studies
E-Expectations reports
Student satisfaction surveys
EAB (Education Advisory Board) – www.eab.com
Research briefs and white papers on enrollment and student success
Art & Science Group – www.artsci.com
StudentPoll reports
Market research publications
Hanover Research – www.hanoverresearch.com
Higher education market research reports
Eduventures / ACT – www.encoura.org
Market intelligence reports
Enrollment trend analyses
VII. RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES
USC Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice (CERPP) – cerpp.usc.edu
Research on college access and success
Publications on enrollment equity
Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education – pellinstitute.org
Research on access and equity
Reports on underserved populations
Community College Research Center (CCRC), Teachers College, Columbia University – ccrc.tc.columbia.edu
Research on community college retention and completion
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center – nscresearchcenter.org
Longitudinal data on enrollment and completion
Regular research reports
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce – cew.georgetown.edu
Research on education and economic outcomes
Labor market analysis
HCM Strategists – hcmstrategists.com
Research and consulting on higher education finance and policy
APPENDIX: SEARCH STRATEGIES AND DATABASES
Key Databases:
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) – eric.ed.gov
JSTOR – www.jstor.org
Google Scholar – scholar.google.com
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses – www.proquest.com
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) – www.ebsco.com