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Thomas, Jaime; Gonzalez, Naihobe; Paxton, Nora; Wiegand, Andrew; Hebbar, Leela – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
Pell Grants are the cornerstone of federal financial aid for low-income students enrolled in postsecondary education. Currently, these grants are available only to those who seek an initial undergraduate degree or credential lasting at least a typical semester. Because these rules may restrict access to programs providing skills needed for new or…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Eligibility, Student Financial Aid
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
Pell Grants are the cornerstone of federal financial aid for low-income students enrolled in postsecondary education. Currently, these grants are available only to those who seek an initial undergraduate degree or credential for a program lasting at least a typical semester. Because these rules may restrict access to programs providing skills…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Eligibility, Student Financial Aid
Thomas, Jaime; Gonzalez, Naihobe; Paxton, Nora; Wiegand, Andrew; Hebbar, Leela – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
These are the appendices for the report "The Effects of Expanding Pell Grant Eligibility for Short Occupational Training Programs: Results from the Experimental Sites Initiative." Four appendices are included in the document: (1) Implementation of the 2011 Pell Experiments; (2) Study Design and Analytic Approach; (3) Supporting Details…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Eligibility, Vocational Education
Selwitz, Jason L.; Ahring, Birgitte; Garcia-Perez, Manuel; Morrison, Judith – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Community and technical colleges serve a vital function in STEM education by training workers for medium- and high-skilled technical careers and providing employers the labor necessary to operate and maintain thriving business ventures. A curriculum developed with the elements of a systems-based approach results in a program more relevant to the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, STEM Education, Job Training
Guth, Douglas J. – Community College Journal, 2021
Even before COVID-19, officials at Waubonsee Community College (Illinois) knew well the difficulties historically underserved students had in meeting their workforce education goals. As the virus crisis has only magnified existing equity gaps, leaders at two-year institutions are putting even more emphasis on bridging societal chasms. Onlookers…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, At Risk Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2015
Washington state has a large and rapidly growing foreign-born population. In 2011, immigrants made up 16.5 percent of Washington's civilian employed workforce, up from 7.1 percent in 1990. These new arrivals create jobs by forming businesses, spending income in local economies and raising employers' productivity. Thanks to project I-DEA…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, English Language Learners, Immigrants
Bichsel, Jacqueline; McChesney, Jasper – College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, 2018
Community and technical colleges (collectively referred to as associate's institutions throughout this brief) serve an important role in the U.S. higher education system. They are often an option for students who: (1) need skills development, an associate's degree, or training for specific jobs in their community; (2) need a more affordable…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Community Colleges, Access to Education, At Risk Students
Nixon, Jessie; Halverson, Erica; Stoiber, Andy – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2021
The Exploring Making Through Mobile Emergent Technologies (EMMET) program sought to disrupt the trajectory from rural high school to factory floor by introducing STEM and computational thinking (STEM+C) skills through mentorship training and hands-on activities involving creative production--often referred to as "making." The program…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Weber, Jennifer – North Dakota University System, 2016
The North Dakota University System (NDUS) "2015-2016 Annual Enrollment Report" is an effort to report system wide, duplicated and unduplicated student headcount by combining degree credit and non-degree credit enrollments across the eleven NDUS institutions for an entire academic year. Additionally, non-credit enrollments provided…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, State Surveys
Cohen, Todd; Feldbaum, Mindy – Community College Journal, 2012
With every student who graduates college to pursue a career in the green workforce, the case for green-collar job training at the nation's community colleges is made anew. As federal stimulus dollars wind down, community colleges are determined to maintain and expand green-focused education and job training successes. The American Association of…
Descriptors: Job Training, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Higher Education
Maliszewski, Casey; Nespoli, Lawrence; Rosa, Robert – Community College Journal, 2013
Nearly a decade ago officials at New Jersey's 19 community colleges sought a way for the state's two-year career and technical college system to work together to more efficiently serve the workforce development needs of the state. The goal was to say to businesses, "If you have a training need, we can help by delivering the…
Descriptors: Business, Cooperation, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges
Custodia-Lora, Noemi; Glenn, Lane A.; Legg, David R. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2012
A number of economists, policymakers, elected officials, and employers cite a "skills gap" as the reason the nation is not putting more people back to work. The problem, they reason, is that too many people have the wrong skills for today's jobs, and colleges and universities are not doing enough to prepare people with the right skills.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Training, Associate Degrees, Job Skills
Wong, Wylie – Community College Journal, 2015
Community colleges are using grants and workforce partnerships to train a new generation of technology workers. In September, the Obama administration awarded $450 million in grants to nearly 270 community colleges that have partnered with more than 400 employers nationally. It was the final installment of a four-year, $2 billion competitive grant…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education
Community College Journal, 2013
Immigrants and others who didn't grow up speaking English are often at a disadvantage when entering the workforce. One of the best ways for non-native English speakers to level the playing field is to enroll in targeted courses and job-training programs offered through their local community colleges. The best of these programs combines important…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Employment, English (Second Language), Community Colleges
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2014
Washington's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST) quickly teaches students literacy, work, and college-readiness skills so they can move through school and into living wage jobs faster. Pioneered by Washington's community and technical colleges, I-BEST uses a team-teaching approach to combine college-readiness classes…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Two Year Colleges, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges