Provost Hoopes discussed community-college-to-bachelor’s-degree pathways on “Cincinnati Edition”

Provost Robbin Hoopes was part of a panel discussion of community college as a pathway to four-year degrees during an episode of the WVXU public radio program “Cincinnati Edition” on September 3, 2024.

Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that nationally, only 13% of community college students earn a bachelor’s degree from a traditional, four-year institution within eight years.

Provost Hoopes and the other panel members discussed the national data and local factors that influence students to begin their education at a community college and then successfully complete additional education at a four-year institution.

Click to listen to the 30-minute “Cincinnati Edition” program

Other panel members included:

• Jack Miner, Vice Provost for enrollment Management, University of Cincinnati
• Lauren Schudde, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, The University of Texas at Austin
• John Fink, Senior Research Associate and program lead, Community College Research Center

“Cincinnati Edition” is hosted by WVXU reporter Lucy May.