Community and Technical CollegesCommunity and Technical CollegesThe Hub of Modern Workforce The Hub of Modern Workforce

SystemsSystemsHans Meeder, Deputy Assistant SecretaryHans Meeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary

Office of Vocational and Adult Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education

United States Department of Education, April 2005 United States Department of Education, April 2005

Archived Information

The Changing U.S. Workforce The Changing U.S. Workforce

UnskilledUnskilled

60%60%

SkilledSkilled

20%20%

ProfessionalProfessional

20%20%

SkilledSkilled

65%65%

UnskilledUnskilled

15%15%

ProfessionalProfessional

20%20%

1950 1997

National Summit on 21st Century Skills for 21st Century Jobs

Why Community Why Community Colleges?Colleges?

The Value of Community CollegesThe Value of Community Colleges

“…Community colleges are well adapted to meeting the needs of local employers. They’re flexible, they’re able to say to an employer, what do you need, and we’ll educate the people for the kind of workers you need.”

President George W. Bush

A National ResourceA National Resource

1,600 community and technical colleges10.4 million students enrolled5.4 million in credit programs5 million in non-credit programs

Expanding Access to LearningExpanding Access to Learning

45% of first time college students56% females; 44% males69% part-time; 31% full-timeMedium age is 23-24 for credit-enrolled studentsAverage age is 29 for both credit and non-credit-enrolled students

Source: NCES, The Condition of Education 2003

Serving a Diverse Student BodyServing a Diverse Student Body

44% African American45% Hispanic53% Native American46% of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Assets of Community CollegesAssets of Community Colleges

Local, affordable access to higher education;Key role in preparing students for the workplace; and Specialized training and education to meet local workforce needs.

Bush Administration Bush Administration Initiatives Relating to Initiatives Relating to

Community and Community and Technical CollegesTechnical Colleges

•Incentives to increase access to a college education for low-income and minority students by promoting “dual enrollment”

•Partnership grants would create incentives for community colleges, and funding for student dual enrollment scholarships.•State grants would provide incentives for States to work together to encourage transfer of academic credit across State lines among institutions.

$125 million, Community College $125 million, Community College Access Grants (proposed)Access Grants (proposed)

• State Scholars initiative expansionState Scholars initiative expansion

• $1,000 Enhanced Pell Grants for State Scholars $1,000 Enhanced Pell Grants for State Scholars participantsparticipants

• $500 phased-in Pell Grant increase $500 phased-in Pell Grant increase

Proposed Policy and FundingProposed Policy and Funding

Labor Market Responsiveness

Accelerating Student Success Through Credit-Based Options

Adult Education to Community College Transitions

Strengthening Mathematics

Community College InitiativesCommunity College Initiatives

Community College capacity-building

High Skills for High Growth Careers

Community Leadership Initiative

College and Career Transitions Initiative

Community College InitiativesCommunity College Initiatives

Explores how community colleges can develop career pathway programs that align a series of academic and technical courses from high school through the community college and into the workforce.

www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/

or

www.league.org/ccti

College and Career Transitions InitiativeCollege and Career Transitions Initiative

FY 2005 AppropriationsFY 2005 Appropriations$1.19 billion, state grant program.$1.19 billion, state grant program.$106 Million, Tech-Prep state grants $106 Million, Tech-Prep state grants $4.9 million, Tech-Prep demonstration$4.9 million, Tech-Prep demonstration

The Perkins Vocational and The Perkins Vocational and Technical Education ActTechnical Education Act

Perkins Reauthorization:Perkins Reauthorization:Emerging ConsensusEmerging Consensus

Career Pathway Programs (“Model Sequence of Courses”)

Partnerships between high schools and postsecondary institutions.Challenging academic core.Non-duplicative technical courses leading to degree or certificate.Career pathways that are in-demand and lead to economic self-sufficiency.At least one offered by each grant recipient.

FY 2005 Appropriations$491.1 million, state grants$68.9 million, EL-Civics state grants$9.7 million, incentive grants$9.1 million, national leadership$6.6 million, National Institute for Literacy

The Adult Education and Family The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)Literacy Act (AEFLA)Title II, Workforce Investment Act, Title II, Workforce Investment Act, 19981998

U.S. Department of Education, FY 2005

Designated State Agency Receive state grant allocation

Hold 12.5 percent state leadership activitiesAllocate 87.5 percent competitive grants

Community and Faith-based

organizations

K-12 Education Systems

Community colleges

Corrections, employers,

others

www.ed.gov/communitycollege

Hans Meeder, Deputy Assistant SecretaryHans Meeder, Deputy Assistant SecretaryOffice of Vocational and Adult Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education

United States Department of Education, April 2005 United States Department of Education, April 2005