Last week, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released Community College 2.0, a brief that calls on the federal government to help community colleges reach their goals of improving student success and helping train our workforce for the future. According to CAP, new funding is needed for the Departments of Education and Labor to be directed toward community colleges, and used to foster innovation in three key areas:

1. Faculty and staff professional development to help ensure that these school leaders are prepared to teach integrated developmental, occupational, and academic courses and provide career advising
2. Data systems that help community colleges better understand student learning and provide students with information to better plan their education
3. New associate’s degree education models built on a foundation of apprenticeship and career pathways

Tags: apprenticeship, career pathways, community colleges, Data, Job training, postsecondary, professional development

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