Case Study

State Lessons on Postsecondary Success

State/ Education/ 2023/

For too many college students today, the path to earning a degree is uncertain. Only about one-third of community college students graduate within three years. For first-generation students, only 27 percent finish college within four years.

But solutions exist. In two new case studies, we highlight evidence-based programs in Massachusetts and Colorado that are helping more students complete college: