​The policy briefs and reports on this page are intended as resources for state policymakers, institutions, and other stakeholders who wish to learn more about higher education topics in Maryland. Briefs are organized by topic and publish date. ​

​Topic: Student Success​ ​ ​
​Title	​​Description	​Date Published
​Pathways to a Credential for College Students in Maryland: Colleges Offer More than Degree Programs Click to open​ ​​​​	​This policy brief ​provides data on students completing workforce training at Maryland community colleges and makes recommendations on how to strengthen those pathways.	​​​March 2025
​Supporting Transfer Students: Evidence-Based Lessons and Recommendations   ​Click to Open​	​This policy brief ​explores the challenges transfer students experience and provides evidence-based policy recommendations by summarizing the findings from rigorous empirical research on the subject.​	​June 2022
​Remediation Series Summary​ Click to Open	This series of policy briefs explores the impact of college-level remediation on student success in Maryland’s public colleges and universities. It offers an overview of remediation practices and related policy challenges, along with detailed analyses of key questions: Who is identified as needing remediation? Who enrolls in and completes both remedial and credit-bearing courses? What are the outcomes during the first year? And how do these students persist and ultimately complete their programs?	​June​ 2022
​​Remediation Series, Part 1: What is Remediation, and Why Does It Matter?​	​​	​June ​​2022
​Remediation Series, Part 2: Remedial Assessment at Maryland Colleges and Universities	​	​​June 2022
​Remediation Series, Part 3: Remedial Course Completion Within the First Year of Enrollment​	​	​​June 2022
​​ Remediation Series, Part 4: Credit-Bearing Course Completion Within the First Year of Enrollment​	​	​June 20​22
​Remediation Series, Part 5​: First-Year Outcomes	​	​​June 2022
​Remediation Series, Part 6: Second-Year​ Retention​ ​​	​	​​June 2022​

​​Topic: Enrollment ​ ​
Title	​Desc​ription	​Date Published
​Is There an Enrollment Cliff?​​ Click to Open	This policy brief examines whether Maryland faces an enrollment cliff in higher education by analyzing high school graduation projections and historical college enrollment data.	March 2025

​Topic: Financial Aid ​ ​
Title	​Description	​Date Published
​Baby Carrot and Big Stick: Does the Credit Requirement for Maryland Need- Based Aid Improve Student Academic Progression? ​(Report) Click to Open	In 2022, MHEC conducted a causal study to evaluate short-term and long-term effects of Maryland's credit requirement policy on the postsecondary outcomes of recipients of the Howard P.  Rawlings Educational Excellence Award (EEA). This Joint Chairman's report​ summarizes the main findings of the study.	​June 20​23

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