ERIC Number: ED612792
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 8
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Strengthening Community College Workforce Training. Federal Policy Brief
Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University
Investing in community college workforce training is a central part of the Biden administration's agenda for improving the lives of American families. Now more than ever, as the nation's economy enters a post-pandemic period of significant organizational and technological change, community colleges are well-situated to help millions of low-income Americans, particularly adults, get back into and advance in the labor market. This brief highlights ways in which new federal funding can best support community college workforce training. It first describes the landscape of community college workforce education and presents evidence on the earnings and employment outcomes of students who earn workforce credentials. Next, it reviews current CCRC research on how innovative community colleges are responding to evolving skill demands from employers and to ongoing needs both for better integration of degree and non-degree programming and for more robust student support services. It concludes with suggestions on how a federal investment could encourage community colleges to expand and improve their workforce efforts by strengthening their capacity to deliver high-quality programs and by reducing inequities in access and outcomes by race and income.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Federal Aid, Outcomes of Education, Wages, Employment Level, Two Year College Students, Job Skills, Skill Development, Academic Degrees, Educational Certificates, Certification, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Access to Education, Labor Needs, Adult Students, Student Needs, School Business Relationship, Barriers, Racial Bias, Ethnicity, Government Role, Grants, Data Collection
Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Columbia University, Community College Research Center
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