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ERIC Number: ED598367
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 27
Abstractor: ERIC
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Reflections on Accelerating CTE: Final Evaluation Report
Smith, Tara
Jobs for the Future
The Accelerating CTE project began as an extension of Jobs for the Future's (JFF's) Accelerating Opportunity (AO), a seven-year initiative to improve outcomes for adult education students in college. Building on the lessons learned and strong evidence realized in AO, the ECMC Foundation in 2016 invested in a three-year initiative where JFF partnered with five community colleges to extend student success strategies beyond the original adult education system to career and technical education (CTE) classrooms, where many students who are underprepared for college-level coursework struggle to succeed. This report provides a summary of the Accelerating CTE demonstration project and details student outcomes and college lessons learned. The primary research question was this: Is participation in an integrated Accelerating CTE program associated with improved persistence, completion, and credentialing rates compared to baseline CTE program outcomes? The evaluation found that, overall, colleges participating in Accelerating CTE were able to improve student persistence and completion in CTE career pathway programs. There are four case studies that serve as appendices to this summary report: (1) Accelerating CTE Evaluation Case Study: Hutchinson Community College (ED598369); (2) Accelerating CTE Evaluation Case Study: Neosho County Community College (ED598371); (3) Accelerating CTE Evaluation Case Study: Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College (ED598374); and (4) Accelerating CTE Evaluation Case Study: West Kentucky Community & Technical College (ED598376). [This report was written with assistance from Rachel Pleasants McDonnell, Jessica Toglia, and Barbara Endel.]
Jobs for the Future. 88 Broad Street 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-728-4446; Fax: 617-728-4857; e-mail: info@jff.org; Web site: http://www.jff.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Jobs for the Future
Identifiers - Location: Kansas; Kentucky
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