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How Colleges Can Use Workforce Pell to Level Up
With Workforce Pell approvals underway, here's what strong college implementation looks like at three levels of ambition.
Rethinking the Four-Year Default
Three year bachelor's degrees, community college baccalaureates, and degree apprenticeships are worth considering alongside each other, because they're being asked to answer…
Advancing Degree Apprenticeships in Health Care
Regulators can be engaged as allies in implementing degree apprenticeship, a new model to strengthen career preparation in health care.
What Is Work-Based Learning at Community Colleges?
Defining work-based learning is essential for community colleges to improve and measure WBL opportunities.
Workforce Pell Year One: How States Can Use the First Year of Implementation to Pilot, Self-Assess, Continuously Improve, and Scale
How states can use Workforce Pell's first year to pilot, refine, and scale high-quality programs that lead to good jobs.
The Conveners: How State Community College Associations Build Collective Capacity
This paper examines what state community college associations do, how their capacity and influence vary, and why understanding their role matters for strengthening comm…
Workforce Pell Is Live. Here’s How States Are Approving Programs
Now that Workforce Pell is live, an 11-state comparison reveals widely different standards for occupations, employers, and articulation.
Planting Seeds to Grow Apprenticeship
Illinois college identifies three factors needed to be an effective apprenticeship sponsor
The Rural Advantage—and Challenge—with Workforce Pell
The secret is out: rural colleges have real strengths, particularly when it comes to Workforce Pell.
Comparing Creative Pathways across States: Degree Apprenticeships and Community College Bachelor’s Programs
This piece gives an overview of the top ten states for community college bachelor’s programs and degree apprenticeships, two workforce-focused strategies making college…
State Legislatures Weighing in on Workforce Pell
State legislatures will shape Workforce Pell approval processes, data systems, and safeguards, determining program quality and access.
Workforce Pell Success Might Depend on Career Coaching
The evidence shows that to help students succeed, Workforce Pell programs should incorporate career coaching.
Old Lessons for a New AI Moment in Community Colleges
With careful AI implementation, we can see a bright future where community colleges function better for students.
Why Workforce Pell Implementation Matters Beyond July 2026
If we treat Workforce Pell as a strategic lever, we can use it to align fragmented systems, strengthen quality, and bring learners in.