Clarify the Paths
Develop clear program maps that outline the sequence of courses and skills students need for their desired degree completion and career opportunities. Identify meta-majors or clusters of related programs to support students in exploring their options.
Foundations
Understand your context and the work of clarifying the paths for students.
Creating Guided Pathways to Prosperity and Equity
This guide explores evidence-based practices for helping students navigate academic and career pathways. It supports institutions in leveraging data to align programs with high-opportunity careers and transfer options, ensuring students achieve long-term success.
Creating Guided Pathways to Prosperity and Equity
Creating Guided Pathways to Prosperity and EquityIntegrated Advising and Student Supports Readiness Assessment
This assessment guides colleges in evaluating their readiness to implement integrated advising and student support models. Adapted from a larger resource by Achieving the Dream, it helps institutions identify strengths and areas for improvement in student support services. College leaders can use this tool to enhance student success initiatives.
Integrated Advising and Student Supports Readiness Assessment
Integrated Advising and Student Supports Readiness AssessmentRe-Designed Websites that Clarify Credential and Career Paths for Students
Examples of how colleges are building digital resources to support students and clarify academic pathways.
Cleveland State Community College Website
An example of an accessible, student-friendly website that organizes academic programs around clear career pathways, integrating workforce and transfer planning tools.
Cleveland State Community College Website
Cleveland State Community College WebsiteMacomb Community College Website
This redesigned website improves navigation and accessibility, incorporating meta majors, program maps, labor market data, and transfer pathways to enhance student decision-making.
Macomb Community College Website
Macomb Community College WebsiteMultiple Measures Assessment Project
Developed by the Community College Research Center, this toolkit is designed for institutional leaders and policymakers seeking to improve student placement practices. It outlines the rationale for employing multiple measures in assessment and placement while offering design options to promote evidence-based decision-making.
Multiple Measures Assessment Project
Multiple Measures Assessment ProjectNortheast Wisconsin Technical College Website
This website showcases career communities, structured program sequences, and transfer resources, making it easier for students to explore and plan academic pathways.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Website
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College WebsiteHow to Design Websites that Work
Well-designed website that prioritizes plain language, clear navigation, and the ways in which students are looking for support will transform your institution’s ability to help students navigate college, plan academics, and explore careers. Use these insights to create user-friendly tools that streamline pathways and transfers.
Helping Community College Students Climb the Transfer Ladder
This report analyzes community college websites in Florida and Ohio, identifying best practices for presenting guided pathways information. College leaders can use these recommendations to refine their online resources and improve student access to academic planning tools.
Helping Community College Students Climb the Transfer Ladder
Helping Community College Students Climb the Transfer LadderWebsites that Support Guided Pathways Initiatives
College websites are essential tools for communicating academic programs, transfer options, and career pathways. This resource provides insights on how institutions can enhance website accessibility and usability to support student decision-making and success.
Websites that Support Guided Pathways Initiatives
Websites that Support Guided Pathways Initiatives