College Affordability To effectively address college affordability, states must understand the issue. States often focus only on tuition and assume that rising rates affect all families equally. They must recognize that college affordability is not…
College and Career Advising JFF calls on states to hire more college and career advisors, deploy new technology tools, and recruit and manage volunteer mentors for students. States should also consider new approaches to postsecondary…
Strategic Finance States should fund community colleges adequately and create incentives to expand their student success and talent development missions. Specifically, they should do the following: Make state and local community college appropriations proportionate with…
Pathways to Four-Year Degrees JFF recommends that states define a common set of general education courses that articulate as credit toward bachelor’s degrees. In addition, states should encourage community colleges and universities to create and…
Pathways to Two-Year Degrees We call on states to flex their oversight muscle by tracking and publicly reporting the time it takes to earn a degree. That will raise awareness and create a sense of…
College Readiness JFF calls on states to change the way students are deemed college ready, reconsider what math classes are required for graduation, and redesign the ways in which colleges address students’ academic needs. States…
Dual Enrollment JFF recommends that states set standards to ensure that dual enrollment courses, no matter the setting, are equivalent to college courses in terms of curriculum, course materials, academic rigor, assessments, and instructor credentials.…
Focusing on the crucial role of two-year community and technical colleges, the goal of this policy agenda is to make pursuit of postsecondary credentials simpler, faster, and more affordable. We call on states to strengthen…
