Topic: College Enrollment & Access

Getting To & Through College: Jose Gonzalez

article-cropped January 22, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

Jose Gonzalez, a first-generation student who started at a community college and successfully transferred to a four-year university, recounts his journey.

What Community College Transfer Students Need to Succeed

article-cropped January 08, 2025 by Nolvia Delgado

Connecting community college students to resources and support early on is crucial for helping them successfully transition to a four-year university, says the head of the Kaplan Educational Foundation.

How the Candidates’ Home States Are Bolstering College Access, Affordability, and Success

article-cropped October 30, 2024 by Kyla Hurns

A look at how the home states of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates are boosting educational equity and higher-education access.

Authentic Student Voices: Texas Community College Student Advisory Council Members Attend 2024 CCATT Conference

article-cropped September 24, 2024 by EdTrust in Texas

Texas Community College Student Advisory Council members recently attended the CCATT Conference, where they raised concerns about the need for more student supports & smoother credit transfer policies, & proposed solutions to these & other pressing issues impacting community college students.

A Policy Roadmap That Steers Students of Color to Success, From Pre-K Through College

article-cropped June 29, 2024 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

A new framework that could evolve P-16 policies and practices for students of color without relying on affirmative action.

Centering Student-Parents Can Help Foster Student Diversity

article-cropped June 28, 2024 by Jessica Lee

Supporting student-parents would be an effective way for colleges to counter bans on affirmative action and DEI and promote diversity in higher ed.

Under-Representation of Black, Latino, and Native American Undergraduates at Four-Year Universities: A Nationwide View

article-cropped April 15, 2024 by Sandra Perez, Omar Ibrahim

Our analysis of college access for undergraduate students from seven different races/ethnicities across the nation’s four-year higher education institutions provide a holistic set of data about how students of various races and ethnicities experience college access.

Even Before the End of Affirmative Action, Latino Students Have Been Under-Represented at the Nation’s Most Select Colleges and Universities

newspaper February 28, 2024 by EdTrust

New EdTrust report shows that very few Latino students are enrolled in private institutions.

‘Segregation Forever’? Private Universities Haven’t Increased Diversity in the Past 20 Years. What Now?

files February 28, 2024 by Sandra Perez, Gabriel Montague

As an accompaniment to our analysis of Black student enrollment, EdTrust explored enrollment for Latino students at the nation’s 122 most selective private four-year colleges and universities.