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Atwell, Adam; Ecton, Walter; Klein, Sabrina; D'Amico, Mark M.; Sublett, Cameron – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2022
A new wave of federal legislation is drastically affecting how community colleges create and deliver programs in career and technical education (CTE). A key focus area shared by these federal policy changes is program-to-labor market alignment in which community colleges must utilize local labor market data to tailor their CTE programs to meet the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Alignment (Education)
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Morgan, Grant B.; Katsinas, Stephen G.; Friedel, Janice N. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2015
Using multi-year data captured by annual national surveys of state community college directors, the study examined relationships among factors related to workforce education in community colleges. Variables of interest were related to the following categories: state and federal funding for workforce development, workforce development delivery in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Labor Force Development, National Surveys
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Morgan, Grant B.; Robertson, Shun; Rivers, Hope E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
In the knowledge economy, now more than ever, students are encouraged to attend an institution of higher education. Students actively search for resources to assist them in their progress toward a college degree, even before high school graduation. Dual enrollment is an opportunity for students to complete college courses while still in high…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment, Academic Persistence, High School Students
Katsinas, Stephen G.; D'Amico, Mark M.; Friedel, Janice N. – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine policy issues from the unique viewpoint of state offices that are responsible for the supervision of community colleges and their role in developing the workforce. Using selected survey items from the 2012 Survey of Access and Finance conducted by the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama, 50…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Taxes, Skilled Workers, Community Colleges