davis pathway presentation 2013
TRANSCRIPT
Making Sense of the
Numbers . . .
Not eligible for military service
Are they employable?Are they headed to public assistance?Will they ever move away from home?!
*26% Ready for college? High School teachers and college professors disagree.
Two-year college drop-out rate and four-year college drop out rate
College is a means to an
end . . .
NOT the end!
College graduates 25 or under who are under/unemployed
Four-year grads whose job requires less than a four-year degree, and less than a high school diploma
$26,200Average loan debt of a 2012 college grad.
Why Career Pathways?
CCRCollege & Career Ready
Why Career Pathways?
What is college?community college, university, technical or vocational program, apprenticeship, or significant on-the-job training
Why Career Pathways?
What is a career?an occupation you have for a significant portion of your life and with opportunities for progress.
Why Career Pathways?
What is ready?
knowledge and skills needed to qualify for and succeed in the postsecondary job training and/or education necessary for their chosen career.
Why Career Pathways?
What is a Pathway?Pathways are a sequence of educational opportunities including classes, student organizations and work experience that prepare students to enter a career field or further prepare for a career through postsecondary education.
Why Career Pathways?
What Pathway will my child be in?