Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges College Readiness in California The Pivotal Role of Community Colleges in Filling the Demand for College-Educated Workers

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges College Readiness in California Brice W. Harris, Chancellor Los Rios Community Colleges January 28, 2009 Sacramento, California

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Community Colleges – Filling the Demand CA Community Colleges Transfer Education Career/Technical Education Access and Success

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges California Community Colleges In 2007 – Colleges & 94 Centers 2.8 million students annually Almost one in 14 adults in CA

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges California Community Colleges In 2007 – % Female 51% under 25 yrs. of age 27% between 25 & 40 22% over 40

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges California Community Colleges In 2007 – % Asian 8% African American 30% Hispanic 34% White

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges California Community Colleges In 2007 – ,000 Transfers 107,000 Degrees & Certificates

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges California Community Colleges In 2007 – 2008 In California 78% of all students enrolled in higher education are in a community college

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Typical Workforce of the Past High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Some college

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Typical Workforce of Today High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Some college

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Workforce of the Future High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Some college

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Workforce of the Future High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Community Colleges

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Transfer Education High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Community Colleges Transfer Education

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Transfer in 2007 – 2008 UC = 14,000 CSU = 55,000 CA Private Institutions = 23,000 All out of state = 14,000

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Transfer in 2006 – % of CSU graduates & 28% of UC graduates started at a California community college

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Transfer Education Access to the professions frequently begins in a community college

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Transfer Education Architecture & Engineering Business Professions Education Journalism Law Sciences Medicine

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Career/Technical Education High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Community Colleges Career/Tech. Ed.

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Career/Technical Education 80% of firefighters, law enforcement officers and EMTs

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Career/Technical Education 70% of California nurses

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Career/Technical Education 160 apprenticeship programs including 66 trade/craft titles

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Career/Technical Education AnimationAdvertisingAgriculture AutomotiveBio-TechBookkeeping Construction CulinaryDental Asst. Early ChildhoodDietary Electronics Fiber OpticsFinanceFire Tec. Funeral ServicesGraphicsHeating/AC HospitalityInfo. SystemsInterior Des.

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Career/Technical Education LandscapingManagementMarketing Med. Asst.Med. Records Motorcycle NursingNutritionParamedic Office AssistantPhotoRailroad Resp. Care Robotics Radio Prod. Small Bus. Sign LanguageSurveying Vet. Tech. Water QualityWelding

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Career/Technical Education Extremely responsive to labor and workforce needs as is currently being shown in the developing Clean & Green industry

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Workforce of the Future High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Community Colleges

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges The Foundation of Community Colleges Access & Student Success

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Student Success does not require limited access

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Access Low fees = high participation

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Access California has one of the highest college-going rates in America

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Access Community college grads earn $400,000 more in their lifetime than high school grads

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Access Even completing one community college course results in an 8% increase in income

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Access Access means an opportunity for a better life for under-educated and under-prepared Californians

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Access Keeping college doors open during difficult economic times gives disadvantaged Californians a chance for a better future

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Open access does not mean limited success

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Student Success All American colleges and universities are struggling to help students to succeed

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Student Success Although better prepared in some areas – incoming students are increasingly unprepared in math and English

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community College District Student Success Advanced Education American Diploma Project Early Assessment Program The College Bridge Career Technical Education Common Assessment

Challenge Excite Inspire Los Rios Community Colleges Workforce of the Future High School Diploma or less BA/BS or more Community Colleges