Skills Gap > Stackable Credentials William Rainey Harper College (Illinois). Harper College has worked closely with 54 companies to create a program of stackable credentials that includes industry-endorsed certificates in manufacturing, paid internships, and pathways to associate and bachelor’s degrees. Students are eligible for the paid internships when they earn the first-level certificate, which can […]
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Skills Gap Career Pathways Resources
Skills Gap > Career Pathways Houston Community College (Texas). The college offers 11 entrepreneurship classes for those who seek to develop a business idea into a new business of their own and for those who want to expand their existing businesses. An eight-course sequence leads to a Certificate in Entrepreneurship. A Guide for Using Labor […]
Developmental Education Resources
College Readiness > Developmental Education Accelerated Learning Program. At Maryland’s Community College of Baltimore County, the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) invites students who place into upper-level developmental writing to become part of a 10-student cohort that takes English 101 concurrently with their developmental writing class. The two classes are taught by the same instructor and […]
Partnerships and Collaboration Resources
College Readiness > Partnerships and Collaboration College Connection. Through the College Connection program, Austin Community College connects with Austin-area high school students to encourage them to attend college and help them successfully transition. The program provides free placement testing, assistance with college and financial aid applications, and college advising. College Reach Out Program (CROP). A […]
Common Core State Standards Resources
College Readiness > Common Core State Standards Common Core Standards Website. This website has Information about the standards, and their implementation status by state. Center for K-12 Assessment and Performance Management at ETS. The center released the 2012 report, Coming Together to Raise Achievement: New Assessments for the Common Core State Standards. Tillamook Bay Community […]
Career Pathways Resources
College Readiness > Career Pathways Career Pathways. This Oregon initiative connects the courses, skills, and credentials potential community college students need to prepare for a high- demand job. West Virginia Tech Prep Initiative. The Tech Prep initiative facilitates collaboration between West Virginia’s secondary and postsecondary institutions to align curriculum and provide a seamless transition experience […]
Accelerate Studies Resources
College Readiness > Accelerate Studies Achieving a College Education. The Achieving a College Education (ACE) program was created by Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona) for high school students who either didn’t consider college or thought it was out of their reach. Students have the opportunity to take college courses in their junior and senior years of […]
Faculty Roles Resources
Leaders and Training > Faculty Roles Creating a Faculty Culture of Student Success, Valencia College. In response to the State of Florida instituting a mandatory competency test that students needed to pass to enter intermediate algebra, faculty member Sophia Graff set about to provide students with an opportunity to prepare for the competency test, in groups. […]
Non-Degree Leadership Resources
Leaders and Training > Non-Degree Leadership Non-degree leadership programs focus on developing future college presidents through intensive training in a condensed period of time. For Trustees Community college governing boards have an inherent and ongoing responsibility to their institutions, communities and students to actively build their competencies and to practice effective governance. ACCT’s Community College […]
Grow-Your-Own Programs Resources
Leaders and Training > Grow Your Own Programs Grow-your-own or GYO programs focus on developing future college leaders from among the existing ranks of mid-level administrators and faculty. These programs can be institutional-based or state-based. Virginia Community Colleges Chancellor’s Leadership Academies. The Office of Professional Development provides two distinctive award-winning leadership academies to enhance the […]