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Focus on STEM: Outcomes of Former Post-Secondary Students Who Participated in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and Computer Programs. Fact Sheet
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BC Student Outcomes, 2019
A significant percentage of the former students who are surveyed by BC Student Outcomes every year have participated in STEM programs; that is, science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and computer programs, which include computer science and information technology-related programs. This fact sheet presents the outcomes of post-secondary…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Bachelors Degrees, Associate Degrees, College Graduates
Two-Year Colleges Must Become Singularly-Focused on Graduating Students with Degrees That Combine Academics and Skills: The Economic and Social Reasons behind a Two-Year Degree and Green Shoots That Offer Evidence for How to Graduate More Students with One. Research Report 20-3
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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
Houston Community College Fact Book, 2017-2018
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Houston Community College, Office of Institutional Research, 2018
The Houston Community College (HCC) 2017-2018 Fact Book provides statistical information about the college district. Data presented in this publication may differ slightly from statistics found in other reports. Such variances may result from differences in methodology including the source of information used, the reporting period covered…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences
Houston Community College Fact Book, 2018-2019
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Houston Community College, Office of Institutional Research, 2018
The Houston Community College (HCC) 2018-2019 Fact Book provides statistical information about the college district. Data presented in this publication may differ slightly from statistics found in other reports. Such variances may result from differences methodology including the source of information used, the reporting period covered (semester,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences
Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST): New Evidence of Effectiveness. CCRC Working Paper No. 20
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Zeidenberg, Matthew; Cho, Sung-Woo; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2010
To increase the rate at which adult basic skills students advance to and succeed in college-level occupational programs, the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) developed the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training, or I-BEST. In the I-BEST model, a basic skills instructor and an occupational instructor team…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Labor Market
Adult Learning in Focus: National and State by State Data
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Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2008
There is a strong and growing argument for higher educational attainment in the United States. The jobs that are expected to support the economy in the coming years will depend on a skilled workforce that is able to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges. However, demographic patterns demonstrate that relying on the traditional K-16 pipeline to…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Distance Education, State Action, Educational Attainment