This resource provides insights and strategies from a webinar on designing inclusive pathways for adult learners in community colleges. You can use this guide, with practical examples and tools, to implement effective strategies for building pathways with high-value credentials for adult learners.
The Guided Career Pathways framework is a transformative approach to postsecondary education that aligns educational programs with labor market needs while promoting economic mobility and equity. This resource will help you integrate work-based learning, credit for prior learning, and partnerships with employers into your programs to accommodate diverse learner needs.
This toolkit explains how to implement equitable and effective corequisite math support courses in higher education, using nationally agreed-upon design principles and actionable tools. Use this toolkit to improve academic success and achieve more equitable outcomes for underrepresented students by enrolling them directly into gateway math courses with aligned corequisite supports.
This report examines how three Tennessee community colleges implementing guided pathways reforms provide support for adult students. Use this resource to gain insights into effective strategies for helping adult learners choose and enter programs of study, stay on their educational paths, and enhance their learning experiences through inclusive classroom practices.
This brief explores the integration of guided pathways and mathematics pathways so that institutions can address three key structural barriers in traditional entry-level colleges mathematics programs: inaccurate placement of students, misalignment of content to student needs, and long developmental course sequences. You can use this resource to understand how aligning these two major higher education…
This comprehensive report details the an institution’s successful integration of two major student success initiatives: Gateways to Completion and Guided Pathways. You can leverage this resource to gain practical insights on fostering faculty leadership, addressing initiative overload, and creating scalable communication methods to support institutional change in your own guided pathways implementation.
This research paper explores common challenges faced by transfer students, such as credit transfer issues, academic adjustment, and social integration, and how the Guided Pathways framework can enhance transfer orientation practices to facilitate a smoother transition for community college students. You will learn about strategic collaborative efforts between two-year and four-year institutions that can be…
This paper offers valuable insights for how financial aid policies and practices can be better integrated into the guided pathways framework. You’ll find valuable insights and practical recommendations to address key financial obstacles: forging partnerships with employers to provide training and internships, offering tuition discounts for Pell-eligible students to incentivize continuous enrollment, and investing in…
This comprehensive guide provides a structured approach to implementing and scaling 8-week terms in community colleges, which has shown promise in improving student outcomes. You will find on how to adopt this model at your college, with detailed guidance provided on policy, process, practice, and people considerations aligned with the Guided Pathways strategy.
This resource outlines seven key principles for effective work-based learning models that aim to increase access and success for underserved populations. You should use these principles to design or improve work-based learning programs that provide meaningful experiences, support skill development, and create pathways to career advancement for all participants.