Community College
The Secret Is Out: The Potential for Apprenticeship Programming at Community Colleges
Rebecca Lake | Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, Harper CollegeApprenticeship programming offers students a great advantage in the job market, as it is built to fit the exact hiring needs of employers. For community colleges, however, it creates opportunities…
I Don’t Care What You Know Until I Know You Care: Why Caring Campuses Retain More Students
Brad Phillips | President and CEO, Institute for Evidence- Based ChangeIf students don’t feel connected to the college they attend, they are far less likely to return next term, regardless of the academic interventions and support services the college has…
Creativity Required: How a Tesla Partnership is Setting the Stage for Program and Credential Innovation
Lenore Rodicio | Executive Vice President and Provost, Miami Dade CollegeRegardless of the industry, a successful career requires lifelong learning and higher education institutions are under pressure to evolve to create such an environment. Innovation in program design and credentialing…
Identifying and Overcoming Three Obstacles to Robust Reverse Transfer
Joe Garcia | Chancellor, Colorado Community College SystemThe numbers speak for themselves. 65 percent of workforce jobs will require postsecondary education by 2020, yet we face a shortage of five million workers to fill them. One big…
A Big DEAL for Little Rhode Island
Meghan Hughes Jeff CittyRhode Island is now home to one of the most significant experiments to align education and workforce development. At the center of this experiment are Infosys and the Community College…
Diversifying Pathways to Manufacturing Careers: Moving the Needle and Shrinking the Skills Gap
Sheree UtashWichita, in the middle of the country, in the middle of Kansas, is the aviation capital of the world. We are home to Bombardier (makers of Learjet), Textron Aviation (builders…
Partnering with an Industry Giant to Fill Skills Gaps and Support Job Readiness
Lenore Rodicio | Executive Vice President and Provost, Miami Dade CollegeIn December 2018, Miami Dade College (MDC) launched a certificate program in partnership with Facebook to help train students, small business owners, entrepreneurs and others in digital marketing. This partnership…