Survey of Community College Outcomes: 2024 Results and the Future of the Survey

Community colleges play a major role in workforce and economic development, and at the Richmond Fed, we’re committed to understanding the economic impacts that important institutions like these have across the Fifth District. Unfortunately, existing data collected across states do not fully describe the range of outcomes achieved by community college students. Individual community colleges use many metrics to gauge their success, but these can vary from school to school, and from state to state, which makes it hard to compare across institutions and track outcomes consistently over time.

The Richmond Fed’s Survey of Community College Outcomes (SCCO) is a quantitative, consistent system for measuring community college outcomes that provides a fuller view of what success looks like for community college students. This includes part-time students, those who have attended college previously and other non-traditional students — and will allow for better analysis on how student success contributes to local workforce and economic development. Additionally, we collect data on wraparound services offered by community colleges, dual enrollment and enrollment in non-credit programs.

Join us on November 19 as we share the results of the 2024 Survey of Community College Outcomes and outline our vision for the future of the survey and our work with community colleges.

Who Should Attend

Community College employees, workforce development organizations, policymakers, educators, funders, business leaders.

Speakers

Clifford Coppersmith, President, Chesapeake College
Galen DeHay, President, Tri-County Technical College
Stephanie Norris, Senior Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Laura Dawson Ullrich, Regional Economist and Senior Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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