Supporting Community College Student Success through Paid Work Experience
Subsidized, career-relevant work experience should be part of a recruitment, re-engagement, and equity strategy at community colleges.
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Policy Recommendations for Reauthorizing and Reforming our Workforce Development System
The Center on Education and Labor offers policy recommendations as Congress considers reauthorizing our workforce development system
In Dallas, Connecting College and Careers to High School Talent
Dallas College and P-TECH shows how high school students can take a both-and approach to CTE and academically-oriented programs.
Travel-based Learning at Community College
Community Colleges can provide affordable travel-based learning to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
Congress wants to Supersize Community College Training through TAACCCT
A new bill includes $9 billion over 7 years for the federal Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant.
What’s in the President’s FY 2022 Budget Request for Workers and Workforce Development
An overview of worker and workforce development provisions in the President's FY22 Budget proposal.
Community colleges can use this U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored map to guide students into “energy efficiency” careers that don’t require degrees
A new U.S. Energy Department-funded map shows thirty-two jobs in the green energy efficiency industry that may not require degrees.
The Limitations of Short-term Training as an Equitable Recovery Strategy
Short-term training is an attractive proposition, but many graduates of female-dominated short-term programs fail to earn a living wage.
Learn and Earn at Community Colleges
With additional investment, we can support students returning to college while providing them the job they need to stay enrolled.
Six Years and No College Degree
To help students graduate college provide early career guidance, clear transfer pathways, and accessible gateway courses.
Overcoming the “Opportunity Mirage” with Community College Baccalaureate Degrees
Mirages are disappearing and paths forward for adult learners are emerging across the country.