Community Colleges and Contract Training: Content, Origins, and Impact
This article analyzes the content, origins, and impact of the community college’s growing involvement in contracting with employers to train current or prospective employees in job and academic skills.
The New Economic Development Role of the Community College
This paper analyzes the new economic role of the community college by examining its role in workforce development for five different industries.
Community College/Cluster Connections: Specialization and Competitiveness in the U.S. and Europe
This paper examines four community colleges in the United States and Europe and their role in local economic development.
The Roles of Evaluation for Education and Training: Plain Talk on the Field of Dreams
This book addresses the why and how of vocational education evaluation, and discusses the use and abuse of available evaluation results in policymaking.
The Economic Benefits of Pre-Baccalaureate Education: Results from State and Local Studies
This CCRC brief discusses labor market outcome findings from five states that are in the lead in using Unemployment Insurance (UI) data.