Performance Accountability Systems for Community Colleges
Policymakers, higher education associations, blue-ribbon commissions, and researchers are calling for a greater focus on institutional accountability.
Policymakers, higher education associations, blue-ribbon commissions, and researchers are calling for a greater focus on institutional accountability.
The recent growth in community college noncredit workforce education raises fundamental questions about whether the colleges are keeping pace with student and workforce needs, using resources efficiently in their organizational approach, and providing access to all students.
Breaking Through looks at whether and how community colleges can significantly improve the odds that low-income, low-skilled adults earn the college-level occupational and technical credentials necessary to achieve success.