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Robin Matross Helms, Editor; Krishna Bista, Editor – Association of Community College Trustees, 2025
This inaugural installment of "Mapping Community Colleges Around the World: Comparative Perspectives and Collaborative Pathways" features "global snapshots" of community colleges and counterpart institutions, programs, and initiatives in an array of country and regional contexts. Briefs in this issue include: (1) The Global…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education, Technical Institutes
Robin Matross Helms, Editor; Krishna Bista, Editor – Association of Community College Trustees, 2025
This issue of "Mapping Community Colleges Around the World: Comparative Perspectives and Collaborative Pathways" takes a deep dive into curriculum and student learning, highlighting the skills employers need to meet the demands of today's global economy, and examples of how colleges are ensuring their graduates enter the workforce…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career and Technical Education, Labor Force Development, Nursing Education
Person, Ann; Pavetti, LaDonna; Max, Jeffrey – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2008
This practice brief profiles three programs, two statewide and one local, that provide work opportunities to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients who are participating in vocational education programs. The authors selected programs that combine vocational education and paid work because this strategy reinforces the emphasis of…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Vocational Education, Welfare Services, Work Study Programs
Spence, Chris – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2007
One strategy for addressing the misalignment among postsecondary education, state workforce development programs and state economic development strategies is to create career pathways programs at community colleges where students are able to enroll in a defined track of coursework that leads to jobs in high-demand fields within a state or region.…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Change, Labor Force Development, Community Colleges
Abell Foundation, 2004
Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) represents the only chance for many Baltimore City residents to obtain a post-secondary education, find a job with a career path, and earn a sufficient income to support a family. BCCC is also a critical linchpin in Baltimore's ability to build a competitive workforce. Yet the college, with 7,300 credit…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Metropolitan Areas
Abell Foundation, 2004
Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) represents the only chance for many Baltimore City residents to obtain a post-secondary education, find a job with a career path, and earn a sufficient income to support a family. BCCC is also a critical linchpin in Baltimore's ability to build a competitive workforce. Yet the college, with 7,300 credit…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Metropolitan Areas