Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges (ARCC) Network examines how community colleges are recovering from the impacts of Covid-19. Key areas of focus for the research partnership led by TC’s Community College Research Center (CCRC) include online education, workforce training, financial aid in high-demand workforce fields, and other critical areas. The lead team is also conducting national research on enrollment and transfer trends and the effectiveness of pandemic recovery funding. CCRC’s work was national in scope. The six research teams in the network conducted focused studies in California (statewide and in Los Angeles), Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.

Impacted Community: Community colleges across the country, close to 1,000 in total, are focused on pandemic recovery. The ARCC Network supports them in implementing strategies to rebuild enrollments and address learning needs of more than 8 million students.