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Belfield, Clive R.; Brock, Thomas – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
Although community colleges contribute to STEM education and the workforce in a variety of ways, it is impossible to determine how much they contribute--or to assess the effectiveness of policies and programs designed to strengthen STEM education in community colleges--without agreement on what constitutes STEM. In this report, the authors review…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, STEM Education, College Transfer Students
Reddy, Vikash; Siqueiros, Michele; Itzkowitz, Michael – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2020
In a year that has upended higher education and created great uncertainty, it is more important than ever for students to understand which colleges payoff and how quickly. In April of 2020, Third Way released a report outlining the use of a Price-to-Earnings Premium (PEP) to evaluate the value of attending college and help students assess and…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, College Attendance, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Tennessee Board of Regents - The College System of Tennessee, 2023
Each year from 2018 to 2020, roughly 16,000 students participated in Tennessee Reconnect at community colleges across the state. However, fewer than half of those Reconnect students persisted to the following year as grant participants. To promote Reconnect students' reapplication and persistence, Nashville State and Southwest Tennessee Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Adult Students, Academic Persistence
American Association of Community Colleges, 2019
This issue of "DataPoints" shows how community colleges can tap into the first and second generation of immigrants, which can potentially increase their college completion. Data on credential attainment of adults ages 25 to 64 by immigrant generation in 2017 is examined.
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Supply and Demand, Immigrants, Educational Attainment
Fishman, Rachel; Nguyen, Sophie; Acosta, Alejandra; Clark, Ashley – New America, 2019
Americans' opinions about higher education are complex. Understanding this complexity is important for learning how to talk about the value of educational pathways after high school and crafting thoughtful policy solutions to meet the needs of today's students. This is the reason we engage Americans every year, asking questions other surveys do…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attitudes, Public Opinion, Educational Policy
Fishman, Rachel; Nguyen, Sophie; Ezeugo, Ernest – New America, 2018
While New America's second annual survey about perceptions on higher education shows that Americans believe pursuing education beyond high school is important for career growth and economic security, they still feel that higher education is not fine the way it is, and that government should do more to make it affordable. "Varying Degrees…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Trends, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change
Johnson, Hans; Cook, Kevin; Mejia, Marisol Cuellar – Public Policy Institute of California, 2017
California needs 1.1 million more workers with bachelor's degrees by 2030 to keep up with economic demand. More college graduates would mean higher incomes, greater economic mobility, more tax revenue, and less demand for social services. In addressing this projected shortfall, three regions will play an especially critical role: Los Angeles…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Bachelors Degrees, Economic Factors, Income
MDC, Inc., 2015
Community colleges serve a unique purpose in American higher education. For many students, these institutions present the best opportunity for the postsecondary credential needed to pursue a living-wage job with career potential. For others, a community college represents the gateway to a four-year institution or beyond, and potential career paths…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Public Health, Counties, Health Programs
Trapani, Josh; Hale, Katherine – National Science Foundation, 2019
The report provides a portrait of science and engineering (S&E) higher education in the United States, including trends over time and comparisons with other nations. S&E fields, as defined in this report, include astronomy, chemistry, physics, atmospheric sciences, earth sciences, ocean sciences, mathematics and statistics, computer…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Indicators, Psychology, Biological Sciences
Fishman, Rachel; Ekowo, Manuela; Ezeugo, Ernest – New America, 2017
Americans believe in the tremendous potential of higher education--but they also feel that higher education is falling short of that promise. New America's inaugural annual poll about perceptions of higher education reveals a gap between what higher education could, and should, be and what higher education currently is. "Varying Degrees: New…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attitudes, Public Opinion, Social Mobility
Johnstone, Rob – Center for Community College Student Engagement, 2017
The data contained in this report provide new connective tissue and insight into students' lives and the ways in which their financial concerns coincide with their academic work and their ability to succeed. The report focuses on the financial health of community college students, including their perceptions of their current financial…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Paying for College, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2015
The vision of Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is to build strong communities, individuals and families, and achieve a greater global competitiveness and prosperity for the state and its economy by raising the knowledge and skills of the state's residents. The most urgent mission of the Washington State Board for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Educational Objectives, Role of Education
Shulock, Nancy; Moore, Colleen; Jez, Su Jin; Chisholm, Eric – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The Obama Administration has helped articulate the important role community colleges play in educating the nation's workforce and boosting the economy. With a large share of projected job openings requiring college education of less than a bachelor's degree and offering family-supporting wages, the nation's community colleges can make a huge…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, College Role, Labor Force Development
Moore, Colleen; Jez, Su Jin; Chisholm, Eric; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The Obama Administration has once again demonstrated the important role community colleges play in educating the nation's workforce and boosting the nation's economy with its recently proposed Community College to Career Fund. This $8 billion fund is aimed at forging partnerships between colleges and businesses to train workers for good-paying…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role
Shaffer, David F. – Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York, 2008
Every state offers community colleges as the first rung on the ladder of higher education. They prepare students for four-year colleges, educate key professions, offer job training and basic skills, and bolster economic development. However, this education policy brief finds that the 50 states differ widely in the extent to which they use their…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Enrollment, Community Colleges, Higher Education