
"Researchers at the Community College Research Center at Columbia University's Teachers College first introduced plans for the reform movement in 2015 in a book called Redesigning America's Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success. They called on colleges to adopt a wide range of practices to help students devise and follow academic plans through graduation, including mandatory academic and career planning for all students; programs organized by "meta-majors," or fields of interest; and extra supports for students in college-level math and English courses."
"A decade later, CCRC researchers have come out with a follow-up, More Essential Than Ever: Community College Pathways to Educational and Career Success ( Harvard Education Press, 2025), whichrecounts their 10 years of research on the progress and outcomes of guided pathways. The book also explores areas where they believe the model could grow, including looking beyond graduation rates to focus on students' job outcomes,"
Hundreds of community colleges adopted the guided pathways model to better steer students through programs and boost completion. Core elements include mandatory academic and career planning, program organization by meta-majors, and added supports for college-level math and English. Ten years of implementation produced evidence about progress and outcomes and indicated opportunities to expand focus to students' job outcomes, improve recruitment and onboarding, and balance specialized disciplinary knowledge with versatile, transferable skills applicable across industries. Whole-college reform requires ongoing learning and adaptation to strengthen student success and career readiness.
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