1. Community Colleges: Strengthening a Key American Resource Archived Information Community Colleges: Strengthening a Key American Resource Susan Sclafani, Assistant Secretary Office of Vocational and Adult Education United States Department of Education, April 2005

2. Key Points for Discussion The Global Economy and Skills Perkins Reauthorization Career Pathways and CCTI Labor Market Responsiveness

3. The Changing U.S. Workforce Unskilled60% Skilled20% Professional20% Skilled65% Unskilled15% Professional20% 1950 1997 National Summit on 21 st Century Skills for 21 st Century Jobs

4. Fastest Growing Jobs Require Some Education Beyond High School

5. Higher Learning = Higher Earning

6. Credentials Matter Returns to:MaleFemale 1 year of postsecondary CTE courses 8%--- Postsecondary CTE certificate --16% CTE associate degree30%47% Percentage Difference in Earnings Between Postsecondary CTE Students and High School Graduates (2000) NAVE 2004: Forthcoming

7. Four Year Degrees? On average, workers with associate degrees earn less than those with bachelor’s degrees, but 83 percent of workers with associate degrees earn the same as workers with bachelor’s degrees. Carnevale and Desrochers, Standards for What?, 2003.

8. Percentage of population with a postsecondary credential 55-64 45-54 35-44 25-34 Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003 International Competition

9. 19902000% Change U.S.13.715.7+15% China3.813.6+258% India4.99.4+92% Students Enrolled in Postsecondary (in thousands) UNESCO, 2003 International Competition

10. The Perkins Act Reauthorization: Challenges for modernizing Career Technical Education

11. Challenges for Modern CTE All youth need a high level of core academic skills, regardless of their chosen educational and career path. Many high schools and traditional voc-ed are not currently designed to meet this objective Millions of adults currently in the workforce also need to strengthen and acquire new academic and technical skills. Connections between high schools, college and employers must be strengthened.

12. Perkins Reauthorization: Emerging Consensus Career Pathway Programs (“Model Sequence of Courses”) Partnerships between high schools and postsecondary institutions. Challenging academic core. Non-duplicative technical courses leading to degree or certificate. Career pathways that are in-demand and lead to economic self-sufficiency. At least one offered by each grant recipient. State role in developing and approving career pathways.

13. Perkins Reauthorization: Legislative Status H.R. 366. Introduced on 1/26/05 Based closely on H.R. 4496 from the 108 th Congress. Full Committee mark-up on 3/9/05. House consideration expected soon. S. 250. Introduced on 2/1/05 Based closely on S. 2686 from the 108 th Congress. Committee mark-up on 3/9/05. Senate passage on 3/10/04. Conference negotiations to follow House passage.

15. CCTI Sites EDUCATION AND TRAINING Anne Arundel Community College (Maryland) Lorain County College (Ohio) Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona) HEALTH SCIENCE Ivy Tech State Community College (Indiana) Miami Dade College (Florida) Northern Virginia Community College (Virginia) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Central Piedmont Community College (North Carolina) Corning Community College (New York) Southwestern Oregon Community College (Oregon)

16. CCTI Sites LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND SECURITY Fox Valley Technical College (Wisconsin) Prince George's Community College (Maryland) San Diego Community College District (California) SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS Lehigh Carbon Community College (Pennsylvania) Sinclair Community College (Ohio) St. Louis Community College (Missouri)

18. 7 Elements of Labor Market Responsiveness Leadership and Governance Organizational Structure and Staffing Organizational culture Resources and funding Information and Data Relationship Building Partnerships

19. More Information: http://www.ed.gov/communitycollege Susan Sclafani, Assistant Secretary Office of Vocational and Adult Education United States Department of Education, April 2005