Reversing the enrollment decline in career and technical education career and college promise pathways: an intervention at Lenoir Community College
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Maggie L. Brown (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Kofi Lomotey
Abstract: While data forecast that America will face a shortage of skilled workers in technical and advanced manufacturing jobs within the next 10 years, enrollment in high school and college career and technical education pathways is down. Many of these jobs offer wages and benefits that equal or rival those of jobs requiring advanced degrees. If the demand for skilled workers exists, why is the supply of qualified applicants dwindling? High schools and community colleges offer coursework and hands-on training in these areas. Can these two systems work together to encourage students to enter career and technical education pathways? This disquisition addresses (1) the history of the declining enrollment in these programs, (2) the intersystems cooperation that must happen to matriculate students from high school to college Associate in Applied Science programs, and (3) one intervention that attempted to cross systemic barriers to connect high school staff and community college career and technical education programs.
Reversing the enrollment decline in career and technical education career and college promise pathways: an intervention at Lenoir Community College
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2019
- Keywords
- Career and College Promise, Career and Technical Education
- Subjects
- School enrollment -- United States
- College-school cooperation -- United States
- Career academies -- United States
- Dual enrollment -- United States
- Technical education -- United States
- Vocational education -- United States
- Lenoir Community College -- Case studies