Success in the New Economy: How all Students can gain a Competitive Advantage Kevin J Fleming PhD September 11, 2015

education counts $114,800 $33,938 $63,310 $41,473

USA Median Annual Earnings by Education $200,000 in debt Earning $36,000/year

Educational Attainment, 1940–2009 Sources: The College Board, Education Pays 2010, Figure 2.7; U.S. Census Bureau, 2009b, Table A-1. 60%

(but skills count more) education counts

The One Way to Win Philosophy

57 baccalaureate jobs

43 underemployed

40-60% Don’t play the One-Way-to-Win game

By 2018, most jobs will not require a BA Source: March CPS data, various years; Center on Education and the Workforce forecast of educational demand to 2018, as reported in Pathways to Prosperity (Harvard, February, 2011)

California needs 1 million more AA, certificates, or industry-valued credentials. #StrongWorkforce The Goal

Career Technical Education: the Path Out of Poverty $60,771 ($29.22/hour) 2-parent with one working adult, 2-child Source: CA Budget Project $66,000 AA – Career Technical Education 5-years later Source: Salary Surfer, 112 CA Community Colleges $38,500 AA - General Education 5-years later Source: Salary Surfer, 112 CA Community Colleges #StrongWorkforce

83% of associate degree holders have same annual earnings as 4-yr grads

The Three“Rs” Reading Writing Arithmetic Relevance Reality Five

“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water” - John Gardner, 1961

But, the fact is that large numbers of college graduates leave school as unsure of what they will do “ when they grow up ” (except perhaps continue to go to school) as they were when they started. – CA Postsecondary Education Commission

Meet Mike! BA Film Production (LMU) Music Video Production Company Bartender Real Estate Agent Forklift Operator FIDM – fashion school Fabric buyer for BCBG Raw materials manager for American Apparel Two website start-ups Financial Planner Women’s casual wear clothing line Screen writing Photographer

Meet Mike! BA Film Production (LMU) Music Video Production Company Bartender Real Estate Agent Forklift Operator FIDM – fashion school Fabric buyer for BCBG Raw materials manager for American Apparel Two website start-ups Financial Planner Women’s casual wear clothing line Screen writing Photographer

College-Prep and CTE are complementary not competing goals...

Determine the Goal HS graduation? College? University? Work? Postsecondary & graduation? Postsecondary, graduation and commensurate employment? A productive & successful life?

“Some College” is the New Gateway Into The Workforce 4 Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce analysis #StrongWorkforce THE LABOR MARKET IS INCREASINGLY DEMANDING A MORE SKILLED WORKFORCE. IN THE 1970sIN 1992 BY 2020 of jobs required more than a high school education. of jobs required more training. of job openings in the U.S. will require some postsecondary education or training-though not necessarily a four-year degree.

The Pot Roast

1.Career Cruising 2.CA Career Zone.org 3.Get Focused, Stay Focused 4.EMSI’s Career Coach 5.California Career Café 6.California Career Center 7.College311.org 8.Engineergirl.org 9.MyFuture.com 10.My10year plan.com 11.ConnectEd California 12.FreshmanTransition.org 13.Road Trip Nation 14.Dirty Jobs 15.Whodouwant2b.com 16.Onetonline.org 17.Acceleron Learning 18.Miami Valley CTC (Dayton, OH) 19.Career Choices curriculum 20.Assessments: ASVAB, MBTI, Strong, Holland, DiSC, Strengthsfinder 21.Nebraska Middle School Career Exploration Course (curriculum for careers C4C) 22.Linked Learning 23.CA Partnership Academies 24.Focuscareer2 25.Eureka

CTE is to some students what IGETC & Honors is to others

42 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE

43 1. Advanced Manufacturing 2. Advanced Transportation & Renewables 3. Agriculture, Water & Environmental Technologies 4. Energy (Efficiency) & Utility 5. Health 6. Life Science/Biotech 7. Information Communications Technologies 8. International Trade & Exports 9. Small Business & Tourism 10. Retail/Hospitality “Learn-and-Earn” Emerging & Priority Sectors Each has a Deputy Sector Navigator to assist you Help Students Explore Careers by Sector California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.6 Million Students

Thank you! Kevin J Fleming, Ph.D. TELΩS Educational Services Fulfill your Potential