1. Welcome to: Resources for Adult Learners Dial in to hear the presentation. Phone: 866-469-3239 Event number: 718 528 433 Password: 123456

2. ■ To minimize background noise, you are on mute. ■ Type your questions in the Q&A area. ■ If disconnected, call again! ■ You will receive an evaluation via email. ■ You will be eligible to win one of four travel coffee mugs. Thank you for joining us today!

3. Resources for Adult Learners Resources for Adult Learners

4. Presented by: ■ Treve Florom, Director of Outreach Services, EducationQuest Foundation

5. What we’ll cover: ■ Why it’s important for adults to complete a degree program ■ Free resources to help adult learners succeed

6. Why it’s important for adults to complete a degree ■ By the year 2018, 66 percent of Nebraska’s jobs will require some type of postsecondary education degree* *Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

7. Headlines from 2015 support this statistic Nebraska could see 32,000 more jobs through 2017, UNL researchers say “Nebraska factories will continue to be hampered by limited supply of skilled workers.” - Omaha World-Herald Community colleges flourish as demand for specialized degrees grows - Omaha World-Herald CPI coordinating adult night classes with CCC 13 adults will earn diversified manufacturing technology certificate - Grand Island Independent Skilled workforce barriers combated by college program opportunities - Lincoln Business Journal

8. By the numbers… ■ 321,000 – job vacancies Nebraska will need to fill between now and 2018 ■ 207,000 – vacancies that will require postsecondary credentials ■ 236,000 – Nebraska adults who started, but never finished, a degree program (25% of adult population) Why it’s important for adults to complete a degree

9. ■ Of Nebraskans 25 and older: – 24.8% have a high school diploma (including equivalency) – 25.2% have some college but no degree – 10.5% have an associate degree – 22% have a bachelor’s degree – 9.5% have a graduate or professional degree Adult Learner Degree Attainment in Nebraska This 25% could help fill the need for skilled workers in Nebraska if they finished their degree

10. ■ Of the 20,000 post 9/11 military veterans living in Nebraska, only 3,700 used the Post 9/11 GI Bill to attend college in FY2011 Military veterans can also help fill the need. Source: National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics Adult Learner Degree Attainment in Nebraska

11. Free Resources for Adult Learners

12. EducationQuest.org

13. ccpe.state.ne.us

14. CLEP.CollegeBoard.org

15. Transfer.Nebraska.edu

16. FSAID.ed.org

17. TRIO/Student Support Services ■ Provides services for qualified college students: – tutoring – career exploration – help applying for financial aid – study skills and time management

18. TRIO/Student Support Services ■ Qualifications (must meet at least one): – first-generation (neither parent received a bachelor’s degree) – low-income – have academic need – have a documented disability

19. What’s Next? ■ Watch for a follow-up email with: – link to presentation slides – link to an adult learner “success story” – link to an online evaluation – winners of the coffee travel mugs!

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