As interest in recruiting adult learners grows, community colleges face stiff competition from for-profit and four-year institutions. Despite this increased competition, community colleges offer career-relevant education that should appeal to students seeking to start, advance, or change careers.
This toolkit—a supplement to our related study—will help you recruit adult learners by removing enrollment barriers and aligning program offerings with students' career goals. The toolkit contains tips, guides, templates, and more. Each tool falls into one of four distinct categories: Promoting use of tuition reimbursement Facilitating prior learning assessment Identifying career paths for prospective students Matching job seekers to employers Click on each category to learn more about the specific tools. You can either download the full toolkit or each tool individually. Download the full toolkit Promoting use of tuition reimbursement Tool 1: Tuition Deferral Promissory Note Template Many students choose not to take advantage of their employer's tuition reimbursement policy because they cannot afford to pay for courses before their employer reimburses them. Colleges can remove this financial barrier by allowing students to defer payment for courses until after the term ends. This tool provides sample language for students who intend to defer payment on courses. Tool 2: Employer-Based Advisor Site Selection Scorecard Select colleges have placed on-site advisors with key employer partners to help their workers…