What Community Colleges Need to Thrive

10 strategies to help reset and rebuild Community colleges and the students they often serve — especially first-generation, students of color, and lower-income students — were disproportionately hit during the pandemic. Steep enrollment declines, worsening social inequities, and the pandemic's economic fallout, along with longstanding structural issues, complicate these institutions' road to recovery. Leaders are working hard to reset and rebuild to meet the many challenges of the moment. Purchase this report to: Identify strategies and approaches forward-thinking leaders are using to tackle the sector's most pressing challenges. Learn how community colleges are reconsidering enrollment strategies to reach and reconnect with students. Understand how they are rethinking student success by focusing on clearer guided pathways, better partnerships with K-12 schools and four-year institutions, and more-flexible offerings. Identify specific practices and policies that scholars, advocates, a