Employers, Low-Income Young Adults and Postsecondary Credentials
See the link below and the attached document, Employers, Low-Income Young Adults, and Postsecondary Credentials, from the Workforce Strategy Center highlighting education and training programs involving employers in efforts to help disadvantaged young adults attain postsecondary credentials leading to career track employment. employers_low_income_young_adults_and_postsecondary_credentials
NCHEMS Report
The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges contracted the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) to undertake a study of Pennsylvania's community colleges within the context of Pennsylvania's unmet needs. The study, funded by the Heinz Endowments, was undertaken between January and September 2001. The final report was issued in October 2001.
NCHEMS' Final Report provides data and information about Pennsylvania's population and economy including educational attainment and income, access to higher education and training, and how the Commonwealth compares with competitor states in key areas.
The Final Report identifies policy barriers to meeting the unmet needs of the state and makes recommendations for change. The community colleges will be utilizing this major study as they develop proposals for state policy makers to consider.
Community College of Allegheny County With an annual enrollment of about 80,000 credit and noncredit students, the Community College of Allegheny College (CCAC) is the largest provider of educational services in western Pennsylvania. To meet the workforce needs of the region and the educational goals of its citizens, CCAC offers more than 170 academic programs and a host of professional development, public safety, community services and community education courses for lifelong learning.
Pennsylvania community colleges responded to record joblessness with tuition waivers for local unemployed workers.3,100 Pennsylvanians have received workforce training or vocational education since the Spring 2009 semester under this program.
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NCHEMS' Final Report
