WNCN Research

College Access and Student Success Research

Published by the Western NC Network

Abstracts
Volume I
Issue 2 - November 2006 [pdf]
Issue 1 - October 2006 [pdf]

Published by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)

County Economic Status of the 2006 Fiscal Year
The Appalachian Regional Commission area represented in a color-coded map presenting the ARC county economic designation [pdf]

Development and Progress of the Appalachian Higher Education Network
Outlines the programming, support and results from the thirteen state Appalachian Higher Education Network of the ARC [website]

Published by a third party

How Changes in Entry Requirements Alter the Teacher Workforce and Affect Student Achievement
From Education Finance and Policy Journal by MIT Press [pdf]

First in the Family
A publication for students presented by the Lumina Foundation that highlights steps to applying, paying and being successful in college for first-generation college-going students [pdf]

New Evidence on the Academic Performance of Immigrant Students
From Education Finance and Policy Journal by MIT Press [pdf]