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Jeff Strohl; Zachary Mabel; Kathryn Peltier Campbell – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2024
There are hundreds of local labor markets fuel the American economy, and each one is driven by the needs of the local area's mix of industries and the skills of its workers. For each labor market to operate at its peak potential, these needs and skills must align. Achieving alignment requires local education and training providers to convey…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Labor Supply, Job Skills, Vocational Education
Park, Rina Seung Eun; Scott-Clayton, Judith – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2018
In this article, we examine the effects of receiving a modest Pell Grant on financial aid packages, labor supply while in school, and academic outcomes for community college students. Using administrative data from one state, we compare students just above and below the expected family contribution cutoff for receiving a Pell Grant. We find that…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Eligibility, Community Colleges
Park, Rina Seung Eun; Scott-Clayton, Judith – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2017
In this paper, we examine the effects of receiving a modest Pell Grant on financial aid packages, labor supply while in school, and academic outcomes for community college students. Using administrative data from one state, we compare community college students just above and below the expected family contribution (EFC) cutoff for receiving a Pell…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Eligibility, Student Financial Aid
Park, Rina Seung Eun; Scott-Clayton, Judith – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2017
This document was designed as a companion to the full report entitled "The Impact of Pell Grant Eligibility on Community College Students' Financial Aid Packages, Labor Supply, and Academic Outcomes." Provided here are the appendices to the full report as follows: (1) Methods for Choosing Optimal Bandwidths; (2) Gerard, Rokkanen, and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Eligibility, Student Financial Aid
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2013
Washington could add as many as 110,000 new jobs by 2017 by closing skill gaps--the mismatch between the skills people have and those employers need, according to a March 2013 Washington Roundtable report. STEM professions face the most critical demand. Of the 25,000 jobs vacant for three months or more due to a shortage of qualified candidates,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Two Year Colleges, STEM Education
Kazis, Richard – Brookings Institution, 2011
Employers need a pipeline of quality workers with different levels of skill and desired earnings. Almost half of U.S. jobs today can be defined as "middle skill" jobs, requiring less than a four-year degree but more than a high school diploma. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) occupational projections indicate that job categories for…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Labor Supply, Community Colleges, Associate Degrees
Knott, Kevin Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The characteristics of a leadership development challenge for America's community colleges have been well-documented in the literature. A worldwide population aging trend, college leader retirements, and an ineffective system for new leader development have led to predictions of a shortfall in well-trained leaders at all levels of community…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Community Colleges, Leadership, Leadership Training
Achieve, Inc., 2012
The U.S. workforce has undergone significant changes in the past few decades. Increasingly sophisticated technology, changes in the structure of the economy and the growing global marketplace have resulted in employers putting a higher premium than ever on educated workers. Much has been said about the importance of increasing the labor supply for…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Futures (of Society), Social Change, Job Skills
Cook, Lenora – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Attrition of students from a nursing program is a significant concern. It is even more critical now because there are not enough nurses to fill all open positions in the healthcare industry. It is predicted the shortage will worsen in the next decade as an aging society increases the number of people requiring nursing care. While increasing the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Community Colleges
Friedel, Janice Nahra – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2010
Community college leadership programs may take a variety of forms, among them university-based programs, leadership institutes, community college-based "grow your own" programs, professional organization-based institutes, or a combination of these. University-based doctorate leadership programs are the principal providers of these…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Administration, Master Plans
McLaughlin, Michael P. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
As the nation's population ages and the Baby Boom generation nears retirement, the need for skilled healthcare workers in Iowa and across the nation grows. Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. economy, and one of the top industries for job growth and job creation in Iowa. The increase in the number of healthcare positions…
Descriptors: Health Education, Community Colleges, Career Education, Allied Health Occupations Education
Saulcy, Sara – Wyoming Community College Commission, 2004
The primary purpose of this publication is to provide impartial measures of the strengths and weaknesses of community college programs from a labor market perspective. Information from surveys and administrative databases focuses on: graduates' employment, earnings and employer-provided benefits; skill sets; and employer satisfaction with…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Community Colleges, College Graduates, Labor Supply
Effectiveness of 2-Year Colleges and the Performance of Their Graduates in the Japanese Labor Market
Watanabe, Satoshi P. – Higher Education Policy, 2003
This article empirically examines the spread of higher education in Japan and the resulting changes in labor quality in the last two decades. This study uses the Divisia index numbers to measure the labor quality and quality-adjusted labor supply. It points out that quality might have declined rapidly in the recent past among higher educated…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Higher Education, Two Year Colleges, Labor Market
Fogg, Neeta P.; Harrington, Paul E. – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2004
Perhaps more than any other measure of higher education, college completions provide an indication of the contributions of this important sector to the economy and to society at large. Measured by the number and kinds of degrees and certificates awarded during a given period, completions represent the output produced by colleges. Degree…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Higher Education, College Graduates, Labor Force
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2007
Despite many accomplishments and a widely-praised system, there remain significant challenges to address in higher education in Virginia: (1) Although the state performs well in six-year graduation rates for bachelor degree programs, graduation rates at specific four-year institutions range from the very high end of the spectrum to the very low;…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Policy, Income, College Freshmen