Community College Research Center: Collection

State Policies Supporting Career Pathways

The College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI) seeks to ease students’ transitions from secondary to postsecondary education and employment by strengthening partnerships between high schools, community colleges and local labor markets. The initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and administered by the League for Innovation in the Community College, is currently supporting fifteen high school-college partnerships as they align academic and technical coursework and create career pathways leading to employment in high-wage, high-growth fields.

CCRC completed a study of state policies supporting CCTI. This study sought to understand how states can encourage the development of career pathways through legislation, regulation, and incentives. It also sought to understand the ways in which state policies may inadvertently discourage the creation and sustainability of career pathways. The final report published in January 2006 summarized state policies, provided examples of innovative state efforts supporting student transitions into postsecondary education and work, and provided recommendations to state policymakers.

This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, in collaboration with the League for Innovation in the Community College and the American Association of Community Colleges.

For more information on CCTI, please see http://www.league.org/league/projects/ccti/index.html

Project Staff:
Katherine L. Hughes, Assistant Director for Work and Education Reform Research -- Teachers College, Columbia University
Melinda Mechur Karp, Senior Research Associate -- Teachers College, Columbia University

Publications
Show:

Strengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways: A Look at State Policies and PracticesBrief by: Katherine L. Hughes & Melinda Mechur Karp — 2/14/2006CCRC Brief No. 30 summarizes a new report created to assist the U.S. Department of Education’s College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI).View Abstract | Download the PDFStrengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways: A Look at State Policies and PracticesPaper by: Katherine L. Hughes & Melinda Mechur Karp — 1/1/2006This report identifies ways in which state policies can support students’ academic and labor market success by creating coherent systems of preparation for students entering technical fields.View Abstract | Download the PDF


Found: 2 Displaying: 1 to 2

Presentations

Strengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Program Pathways: A Look at State Policies and PracticesThis session highlighted findings of a recently released report on state policies that promote or support career pathways.Conference: Fourth Annual National Career Clusters Institute
Date: June 13, 2006 1:00 to 2:00pm
Location: Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, AZStrengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways: A Look at State Policies and PracticesThis session highlights findings of a recently released report on state policies that promote or support career pathways.Conference: National Directors of State Career and Technical Education Consortium - Spring Meeting 2006
Date: April 11, 2006 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Washington, DCStrengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways: A Look at State Policies and PracticesThis presentation discusses a report on state policies that promote or support Career Pathways as defined by CCTI. Conference: League for Innovation in the Community College Annual Conference 2006
Date: March 20, 2006 3:00–4:00 PM
Location: Hilton Atlanta, Cabinet, Fourth FloorStrengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways: A Look at State Policies and PracticesThis presentation discusses a report on state policies that promote or support Career Pathways as defined by CCTI. Conference: 2006 Workforce Development Institute
Date: January 27, 2006 2pm-3:15pm
Location: Hyatt Hotel, Sarasota, FL - Room TBA.


Found: 4 Displaying: 1 to 4