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Download full textDavis Jenkins; John Fink; Tatiana Velasco – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2025
In this report, the authors use Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data to classify the 1.425 million degrees and certificates that community colleges awarded in academic year 2022-23 by intent (i.e., whether the program is designed to enable students to enter the workforce, transfer to a bachelor's degree program, or explore…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Direct linkBohn, Sarah; McConville, Shannon – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
About 30 percent of California's future jobs will require some training beyond high school but less than a four-year college degree. And in today's economy, jobs that offer family-supporting incomes often require some postsecondary education. Career education prepares students for these "middle-skill" jobs by providing occupation- and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Educational Finance
Lisa Lee; James R. Neumeister; Cynthia Simko; Ann Kearns Davoren – NORC at the University of Chicago, 2020
Despite the expansion in the number of career programs outside of traditional higher education in recent years, little is known about the range of programs offered and their long-term value. This research examines the variety of training programs that adult workers participate in and examines the experiences and outcomes associated with this…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Nontraditional Education, Academic Degrees, Validity
Houston Community College System, Office of Institutional Research, 2012
The Houston Community College (HCC) 2011-2012 Fact Book provides statistical information about the college district. It is important for the reader to be aware that data presented in this publication may differ slightly from statistics found in other district reports. Such variances may result from differences methodology including the source of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Tables (Data), Graphs, Academic Achievement
Collins, Dale E. – 2003
A literature review was conducted to establish criteria for the development and establishment of an associate degree program in radiologic technology in Alaska, where traditional education programs had been slow to respond to the current personnel shortage. The information was obtained from a variety of state, regional, and national organizations…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, College Curriculum, Demand Occupations
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1991
This bibliography shows how various states are dealing with the work force crisis and provides examples of tech prep articulation agreements. Forty citations from ERIC and other databases include guides, research reports, project descriptions, conference papers, and position papers. Three articles, representative of current wisdom in the field,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees
Houston Community College System, Office of Institutional Research, 2009
The Houston Community College (HCC) 2008-2009 Fact Book provides statistical information about the college district. It is important for the reader to be aware that data presented in this publication may differ slightly from statistics found in other district reports. Such variances may result from differences in the source of information used…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Tables (Data), Graphs, Academic Achievement
