The Job-Ready Graduate: How Community Colleges Can Deliver on Career Readiness
Students choose community colleges to improve their job prospects and learn in-demand skills. Career outcomes are one of the strongest motivators for students to enroll in community college—so readiness needs to be at the forefront of the community college agenda. However, it’s become clear that there are growing threats to student career readiness despite an increasing appetite for strong career outcomes, as both students and employers are increasingly reporting that graduates are launching into the workforce unprepared to meet the demands of their chosen industry.
In this insight paper, we explore common factors limiting career readiness efforts at community colleges, and highlight ten institutions creatively leveraging technology to expand their career readiness at every stage of the student journey, from streamlining career exploration, to improve student communications and appointment scheduling, to creating digital journeys that track career readiness milestones.
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