Community College Contributions. Policy Brief 2013-01PB

Autor/inn/en	Mullin, Christopher M.; Phillippe, Kent
Institution	American Association of Community Colleges
Titel	Community College Contributions. Policy Brief 2013-01PB
Quelle	(2013), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Labor Force Development; Job Skills; Wages; Educational Attainment; Low Income Groups; At Risk Students; Socioeconomic Status; Employers; On the Job Training; Workplace Learning; Skill Development; Knowledge Level; Employment Qualifications; College Role; Economic Factors; Access to Education; School Community Relationship; Labor Market; Associate Degrees; Certification; High School Graduates; Bachelors Degrees; High School Students; Dual Enrollment; College Transfer Students; Taxes; Resource Allocation; College Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Arbeitskräftebestand; Produktive Fertigkeit; Wage; Löhne; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Training-on-the-Job; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Wissensbasis; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Ökonomischer Faktor; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doppelstudium; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Abgabe; Ressourcenallokation; Fakultät
Abstract	America's community colleges are the brokers of opportunity for a stronger middle class and more prosperous nation. The value of community colleges has repeatedly been detailed in broad brushstrokes. While these broad-brush pictures of the community college contribution are important, the community college is an intricate institution offering pathways to credentials, degrees, and retraining opportunities for those with and without college credentials; they operate as engines of economic development. To date, the multifunctional nature of the community college mission has limited our ability to understand community colleges' role in sustaining the nation's general welfare. This brief provides a better opportunity to understand community colleges' role, and frames private and public economic returns of the community college movement in three ways: (1) Community college as a launching pad--community colleges serve as a starting point for students in terms of educational progression; (2) Community college as a (re)launching pad--community colleges serve as providers of knowledge and skills to members of the community when they need them, and in ways that they need them, often for those who have already been successful in college; and (3) Community college as a local commitment--community colleges serve local purposes, focusing on the needs and demands of the communities they serve. [Contains notes. The following are appended: (1) Student Labor Market Experiences for Certificate Completers, by Initial Institution Type; and (2) Student Labor Market Experiences for Associate Degree Completers, by Initial Institution Type.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20015. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: http://www.aacc.nche.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01