Synthesizes knowledge about how community colleges serve adults.
Working for Adults: State Policies and Community College Practices to Better Serve Adult Learners at Community Colleges During the Great Recession and Beyond
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Postsecondary Education and Training
College Students with Disabilities: What Factors Influence Successful Degree Completion? A Case Study
Examines the views of students with disabilities and college staff.
Preparing for a Greener Tomorrow: How Publicly Funded Education and Training Institutions in New Jersey Are Responding to Emerging Demand for a Greener Workforce
Report about preparing green workers in New Jersey.
Graduating to Success in Employment: How Social Media Can Aid College Students in the Job Search
Explores how college career service centers can assist college students and recent college graduates.
Steady as She Goes? Three Generations of Students through the Science and Engineering Pipeline
Explores data explaining the attrition rate of students studying science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Determining the Employment and Higher Education Outcomes of New Jersey’s County Colleges
Reviews labor market outcomes on county college graduates.
Steady as She Goes? Three Generations of Students through the Science and Engineering Pipeline
Research on the transition of American students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from high school into the labor force.
Science and Math Education are Key to Retaining Top Jobs in New Jersey’s Pharma/Med-Tech Sector
Article about New Jersey’s pharma/med-tech industry.
Deploying Community Colleges to Strengthen State Economic Development
Report about community colleges.
70 Percent Solution: Five Principles for Helping Young People Make Decisions During and After High School
Delivers five principles for change that will strengthen the education of our young people and all Americans about careers, work, and economic change
Making the Grade: What American Workers Think Should Be Done to Improve Education
Examines American workers’ views on how well schools and colleges are preparing students to succeed in the workforce.
Where Students Go: Postsecondary Student Migration In and Out of New Jersey
New report reviews several aspects of student migration.
Unfulfilled Expectations of Recent College and High School Graduates in the United States
Presentation about recent graduates.
In-state Employment Outcomes of Students Completing Green Degree Programs in New Jersey
Provides information on the New Jersey employment experiences of more than 1,000 individuals who completed 56 green, credit-bearing degree and certificate programs.
Net Impact’s Talent Report: What Workers Want in 2012
Examines college students’ life goals and the sectors of the economy they would like to work in.
Degrees for What Jobs? Raising Expectations for Universities and Colleges in a Global Economy
Reviews state efforts to strengthen universities and colleges as agents of workforce preparation and sources of more opportunity, more growth, and more competitive advantage.
Employment Outcomes of Students in New Jersey’s County Colleges
Provides findings and recommendations from a review of community and county colleges in New Jersey.
Enhancing Lifelong Learning Opportunities for Adult Workers
Examines the status of lifelong learning for adults in the workforce.