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Finding Your Workforce: Latinos in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Linking College Completion with U.S. Workforce Needs--2012-13
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Santiago, Deborah A.; Taylor, Morgan; Galdeano, Emily Calderón – Excelencia in Education, 2015
Drawing attention to the institutions graduating Latinos in postsecondary education links the college completion goals of the U.S. with the workforce needs of the country. This report provides a profile of the current Latino workforce in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for 2012-13 (the most recent data publicly available),…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, College Graduates, STEM Education
Community College Contributions. Policy Brief 2013-01PB
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Mullin, Christopher M.; Phillippe, Kent – American Association of Community Colleges, 2013
America's community colleges are the brokers of opportunity for a stronger middle class and more prosperous nation. The value of community colleges has repeatedly been detailed in broad brushstrokes. While these broad-brush pictures of the community college contribution are important, the community college is an intricate institution offering…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Job Skills, Wages
Community College Contributions. Executive Summary. Policy Brief 2013-01PB
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Mullin, Christopher M.; Phillippe, Kent – American Association of Community Colleges, 2013
This executive summary provides background information on unemployment rates, the need for new jobs, and the role community colleges have in securing opportunities for a stronger middle class and more prosperous nation. The summary is the introduction to the "Community College Contributions. Policy Brief 2013-01PB." [For the full report,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Job Skills, Wages
Career Opportunities: Career Technical Education and the College Completion Agenda. Part III: Promising CTE Policies from across the States
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Shulock, Nancy; Chisholm, Eric; Moore, Colleen; Harris, Latonya – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
California's community colleges are key to resolving the shortage of educated workers that is threatening the competitive position of the state's economy. Tremendous potential for addressing this challenge resides in the system's career technical education (CTE) mission which, with appropriate structures and support, could help many more students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role
Career Opportunities: Career Technical Education and the College Completion Agenda. Part IV: Aligning Policy with Mission for Better Outcomes
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Shulock, Nancy; Moore, Colleen – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2013
The California Community Colleges are vital to closing the projected shortfall of Californians with a postsecondary credential and sustaining the state's economic competitiveness. Increasing the number of students who pursue and earn certificates and associate degrees in career technical education (CTE) fields is an important component of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role
Toward a National Job Training Program.
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Grede, John F. – 1992
Contending that the nation's community colleges should improve the training of future workers by building a national job training program based on successful components already in existence, this paper reviews seven monographs published by the National Council for Occupational Education (NCOE) since 1985 which identify, highlight, or address…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Role, Community Colleges