Breaking Through: Helping Low-Skilled Adults Enter and Succeed in College and Careers
Around the country, innovative community colleges are playing a larger role in helping low-skilled adults gain the valuable skills and credentials that are the gateway to family-supporting careers. Breaking Through looks at whether and how these institutions can significantly improve the odds that low-income, low-skilled adults earn the college-level occupational and technical credentials that remain elusive for many Americans. The report is based on a literature review, site visits to innovative colleges and programs, interviews with practitioners and researchers, special sessions at national conferences, and a convening of practitioners who discussed their programs and reviewed preliminary research findings.
Four Strategies that impact results include:
- Integrated Institutional Structures and Services
- Accelerated Learning
- Labor Market Payoffs
- Comprehensive Support Services