Resources:

• Achieving The Dream
• Lumina Foundation for Education
• College Spark Washington

Achieving the Dream Publications

Achieving The Dream has a wealth of Research Publications on their website:

• Achieving The Dream Research

Data Notes is a monthly newsletter that presents data from the national Achieving the Dream database. Each issue focuses on a topic related to student outcomes at the Achieving the Dream colleges.

• Data Notes Newsletter

Other Washington Achieving the Dream Community and Technical Colleges

• Big Bend Community College
• Highline Community College
• Renton Technical College
• Tacoma Community College
• Yakima Valley Community College

Resources by Topic

Retention and Persistence:

"Persist" was published by the JBL Associates and the ECMC Foundation; it provides several strategies to increase student persistence.

Persist: a Comprehensive Guide for Success in Higher Education

ACT published their survey findings from 386 public two-year colleges.

What Works In Student Retention? Two Year Public Colleges