Colleges Must Improve Their Employer Partnerships. Here Is How.
College presidents and workforce leaders should implement these strategies to take their industry advisory committees to the next level.
Economic & Workforce Development
Community Colleges Can Expand Pathways To Artificial Intelligence Jobs, but More Work Is Needed
The U.S. needs community colleges to expand equitable pathways to quality emerging jobs in AI, but most colleges aren’t prepared just yet.
Careful vetting is key to workforce program success
An intensive development process ensures non-degree programs at Houston’s Lone Star College provide economic mobility for students.
Microcredentials 101 and Story Ideas For Journalists
Reporters and journalists at the 2022 Education Writers Association meeting sought the truth about microcredentials and how to cover them.
What Community Colleges Need From Philanthropy
To better serve students and meet workforce goals, community college leaders urge philanthropies to help address a critical need.
Community colleges foster racial and gender equity in the manufacturing workforce
Women and people of color are underrepresented in the manufacturing workforce. Community colleges aim to foster better racial and gender equ
If a recession hits, community college enrollment may worsen – plan now
In a recession, community colleges will need quality workforce programs to win back students.
Credit or non-credit, workforce programs at Mott Community College get a boost from embedded credentials
Embedded credentials help Mott build rigorous programs, and give learners something extra to take with them.
Community colleges expand workforce pathways to AI jobs in the Innovation Economy
Community colleges and Intel have partnered to create AI education and workforce offerings to help diversify the emerging tech workforce.
Three innovative ways community colleges can plan for and fund non-degree workforce programs
Community colleges can reduce student costs and better fund non-degree workforce programs through these three strategies.