The Washington Monthly recently released a ranking system for community colleges which has come under criticism by many community college insiders and advocates.  InsideHigher Ed published a very even handed article about the controversy surrounding the community college rankings.  The article also highlights the flaws and challenges of college ranking systems in general.  To read the article, New Rankings Controversy -- Over Community Colleges, which includes links to many other interesting resources and reports see go to http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/20/ccranking