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Download full textKwakye, Isaac; Deane, K. C. – Washington Student Achievement Council, 2022
Achieving Washington's state attainment goal of 70% of residents aged 25-44 earning a credential requires not just maintaining but increasing college enrollment among high school graduates and adult learners. Increasing enrollment and reaching the attainment goal among Washingtonians from populations historically excluded from higher education…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Educational Policy, College Enrollment, Trend Analysis
Peer reviewedMeza, Elizabeth Apple – Community College Research Initiatives, 2020
Washington State is experiencing substantial growth in the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Community College Baccalaureate (CCB) programs. Student enrollments in STEM CCB programs are also growing, providing an opportune time to study these students and their enrollment in and completion of STEM CCB programs. This…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Equal Education, Academic Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Meza, Elizabeth A. – Community College Research Initiatives, 2019
When authorizing community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in 2007 the legislature intended for these degrees to serve students enrolled in professional-technical education. This report explores the extent to which programs serve the intended population, how demographics relate to program enrollment, and enrollment shifts over time.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Equal Education, Academic Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda – National Skills Coalition, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has vividly illustrated the centrality of frontline workers to the everyday functioning of the American economy and daily life. But while some articles have mentioned the high proportion of immigrant workers in these roles, there has been much less attention paid to the high number of English learners in particular. The…
Descriptors: Pandemics, English Language Learners, Immigrants, English (Second Language)
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2020
Overall, too few students are completing two-year college. Those who complete are still starting off unequally. About one-third of students earning academic degrees do not transfer, but rather go directly to work and find their degree has little value in the labor market. Research suggests they could have benefitted from having marketable skills…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students, Outcomes of Education, Wages
Light, Noreen; Bergeson, Mark; Spaulding, Randy – Washington Student Achievement Council, 2015
The Washington Student Achievement Council is charged with setting educational attainment goals to meet the needs of Washington's residents and its workforce. The Council is also charged with developing a ten-year Roadmap to identify key strategies for meeting those goals. In 2013, the Council created the first Ten-year Roadmap, including two…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment, College Bound Students, Enrollment
Bosworth, Brian – Complete College America, 2010
Since President Obama took office, he has repeatedly called for the United States to significantly improve its postsecondary education performance. One goal in particular has gained wide attention: the President's declaration that in an ever more competitive global marketplace, the United States must once again lead the world in college…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates
