Explore recent research about student success and policy initiatives at TBR community colleges and the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology.
Graduation Rates
Graduation Rates at TBR Community Colleges (October 2020 Research Summary)Course Success
Success for Inbound Transfer Students
Tennessee Reconnect
A Nudge to Reconnect: Using Financial Aid Nudges to Promote Adult Students’ Persistence at Tennessee Community Colleges
Tennessee Promise
Tennessee Promise at TBR Community Colleges & TCATs: Student Success for the First Three Cohorts of Promise Students (March 2020) Tennessee Promise at Community Colleges Student Success for the Second Cohort of Promise Students Tennessee Promise Students at Community Colleges: The Fall 2015 Cohort after Five Semesters (March 2018) First Cohort of Tennessee Promise: AIR Forum 2018 Making Good on a Promise: Student Success and Equity of Tennessee Promise Fulfilling the Promise of Technical Education: The Impact of State Policy on Technical Colleges in TennesseeEarly Postsecondary Opportunities
Dual Enrollment Courses and Student Success at TBR CollegesThe Pipeline to Community and Technical Colleges
Pathways to Success for Students with Some College, No Degree is a TBR project focused on paving the path to success for adult students at the state’s community and technical colleges. We are grateful to Ascendium Education Group for their financial support of this project.
Working Paper Series
From Reconnection to Graduation: Meeting the Needs of Returning Adult Students at Community Colleges (Working Paper #1, January 2021)
From Reconnection to Graduation How Flexible Courses Promote Access and Success for Returning Adult Students at Community Colleges (Working Paper #2, June 2021)
Flexible Coursetaking Options for Returning Adults Coursetaking and Success for Returning Adult Students at Community Colleges(Working Paper #3, July 2021)
Coursetaking and Success for Returning Adults Policy & Strategy Update: June 2020 Student Access, Equity, and Success in 2020: Data Insights | September 2020 Policy& Strategy Update: December 2020 Student Access, Retention and Success: Data Insights | March 2021 Enrollment and Graduates in 2021 | September 2021Corequisite Learning Support
Tennessee Corequisite Placement Pilot
Student Engagement and High Impact Practices: Working Paper Series
Student Engagement and College Outcomes: Analysis of CCSSE Data on Tennessee Community College Students (February 2021)
The Effect of Service Learning Participation on College Outcomes: An Empirical Investigation (Updated August 2021)
The Impact of Undergraduate Research High Impact Practice on College Outcome Student Outcomes (Updated August 2021)
Prior Research and Presentations
A Vision for High Impact Practices in Tennessee (December 2019)
Student Success and the First-Year Experience: Early Evidence from TBR Community Colleges (June 2020)
Economic Reach & Impact of TBR--2018
High-Demand and STEM Programs at TBR TBR Footprint in Distressed Counties Fall Enrollment, 2020: Enrollment Changes at Community Colleges Technology Access & Students at TBR Colleges (November 2020)Spring 2020 Faculty Survey
TBR Faculty Survey, Spring 2020: Summary of Findings June 2020 Presentation to the Tennessee Board of RegentsFall 2020 Faculty Survey
Opportunities for Incarcerated Tennesseans at TBR Community and Technical Colleges Coursetaking and Success at TBR Colleges: Trends in Online Coursetaking (April 2020 Research Summary) Transferring to TBR Colleges - Examining Inbound Transfer Student Trends and Success - Executive Summary Transferring to TBR Colleges - Examining Inbound Transfer Student Trends and Success Graduation Rates at TBR Community Colleges (October 2020 Research Summary) Technology Access & Students at TBR Colleges (November 2020)