Guided Career Pathways: Credentials That Lead to Careers

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.

Paths to Success: How Community Colleges Are Strengthening Guided Pathways to Ensure Students Are Learning

This report showcases strategies from 20 community colleges advancing student learning within guided pathways. It highlights course redesign, faculty learning communities, and data-driven improvements that institutional leaders can adapt to enhance student success and career readiness.

Key Takeaways and Recommendations to Strengthen Guided Pathways

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) engaged 20 campuses to study the effects of the Guided Pathways framework on teaching and learning outcomes, focusing on areas like course design, student engagement, and equity. This report offers learnings and recommendations from interviews, surveys, and research activities to evaluate how faculty teams implemented new components of…

Making Learning Matter: Building Guided Learning Pathways at LaGuardia Community College

This case study details how LaGuardia Community College embedded learning improvement into guided pathways through core competencies, faculty development, and ePortfolio integration. College leaders can use this resource to align teaching and learning with structural reforms to enhance student success.

How Guided Pathways Reforms Can Improve Support for Adult Students

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.