Office of Community College Research and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



	Report: Comprehensive Career Development for Illinois: Findings and Recommendations from the Illinois Career Development Task Force

	Report: -Promising Breakthroughs: Initial Results of the Charles Steward Mott Foundation's Breaking Through Initiative -A Cross-Case Analysis of Career Pathway Programs that Link Low-Skilled Adults to Family-Sustaining Wage Careers -Selected Outcomes related to Tech Prep Implementation by Illinois Consortia 2002-2006

	New Newsletter: The Spring 2008 UPDATE edition is available.

	New Projects: -College and Career Readiness (CCR) Act Evaluation -National Community College Symposium Paper -Perkins IV Programs of Study Advisory Committee -The Adult Learner and the Applied Baccalaureate -Shifting Gears Evaluation

	Useful Resource: APASS National Inventory of Academic Pathways website

OCCRL



Welcome to the Office of Community College Research and Leadership, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.


About the Office		Newsletter

The Office's mission, history and organizational affiliations are shown here, as well as information on faculty, staff, visiting scholars, and graduate research assistants.		UPDATE is published online semi-annually to provide recent research findings and information on issues facing community colleges to state and college leaders, faculty and researchers.

Projects		Links

OCCRL projects relate to our core interests in community colleges, workforce development, student success, and high school to college transition.		Links to state and federal agencies, research centers, professional associations, information and resource centers, community college leadership programs, and international agencies.

Publications

OCCRL publications include research reports, articles, dissertations, research and policy briefs, fact sheets, a self-directed learning program, and conference presentations.

	Office of Community College Research and Leadership \| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 51 Gerty Drive, 129 CRC \| Champaign, IL 61820 phone: 217-244-9390 \| fax: 217-244-0851 \| e-mail: occrl@uiuc.edu