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Download full textCommunity College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2021
Investing in community college workforce training is a central part of the Biden administration's agenda for improving the lives of American families. Now more than ever, as the nation's economy enters a post-pandemic period of significant organizational and technological change, community colleges are well-situated to help millions of low-income…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Federal Aid
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, 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
Direct linkPerry, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the educational experiences and outcomes of low-skill adults in West Virginia's community and technical colleges, providing a more detailed profile of these students. Data for the variables were obtained from archival databases through a cooperative agreement between state agencies. Descriptive statistics…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Education, Adults, Adult Education
Francis, Caroline M. – National Poverty Center, 2013
This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Labor Force Development, Low Income Groups, Labor Market
Peer reviewedCompton, Jonathan I.; Laanan, Frankie Santos; Starobin, Soko S. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2010
This study investigated the relationship between student characteristics such as gender, race/ethnicity, program of study, degree completion, and earnings outcomes for students enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs within the business, information technology (IT), and marketing career clusters in community colleges to determine…
Descriptors: Marketing, Information Technology, Student Characteristics, Salary Wage Differentials
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
Alfred, Mary V., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
In a most timely volume addressing many of the connections among current fiscal and employment crises to adult education, Learning for Economic Self-Sufficiency highlights the problems and challenges that low-literate adults encounter in various environments. Moreover, this book presents strategies for addressing the chronic illiteracy among…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Physical Health, Illiteracy, Adult Basic Education
Iowa's Community College Adult Literacy Annual Report. Program Year 2007, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2007
This comprehensive document replaces the previously published Benchmark Report, Benchmark Report Executive Summary, Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Report, Iowa GED Statistical Report, GED Annual Performance Report and Iowa's Adult Literacy Program National Reporting System Annual Performance Report (Graphic…
Descriptors: Credentials, Literacy Education, Youth Programs, Adult Basic Education
Park, Rosemarie J.; Ernst, Stacy; Kim, Eunyoung – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
This review of research is part of a larger project which identified exemplary community college programs that employ innovative curriculum and instructional practices in order to help low-skilled adults attain a family sustainable wage. The project goal was to identify best practices that are replicable at other community colleges. These programs…
Descriptors: Credentials, Wages, Community Colleges, Adult Basic Education
