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Founders :. Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Women Employed. Chicago Workforce Investment Council. Illinois Education Foundation/One Million Degrees. Our Goal:.

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  1. Founders: Council for Adult and Experiential Learning Women Employed Chicago Workforce Investment Council Illinois Education Foundation/One Million Degrees

  2. Our Goal: Reach out to the over 300,000 Chicagoans with college credits but no degree and help them return to college and finish a degree, especially in high-growth fields

  3. The Problem: • 300,000 plus Chicagoans with college credits but no degree. • By 2020, 67% of jobs will require a career certificate or a college degree. • Only 43% of Illinois adults currently have one. • The credentials Chicagoans have today are insufficient for the jobs of the future.

  4. How it works:

  5. One-on-One Advising • Discover career goals and opportunities • Develop a personalized education completion plan • Obtain credit for previous education and life experience • Find best fit for participant to earn a degree • Assist with re-enrollment and financial aid resources • Resolve debt issues from previous schools

  6. All CtD Services are FREE

  7. CtD Partners • Colleges • Community-Based Organizations • Religious Organizations • Veterans Organizations

  8. I Support Complete the Degree!

  9. Benefits for Colleges: • Additional support for staff and students • Increased retention rates • More graduates

  10. Benefits for Colleges

  11. Benefits for Employers: • A higher skilled workforce that utilizes technology more effectively • Employee turnover is negatively related to education. • Increased ability to compete • A larger pool of qualified candidates aids recruiting efforts

  12. Benefits for Employers

  13. Benefits for the Community: • Attract and retain employers due to a highly skilled workforce • A larger number of consumers with greater expendable income • Better educated and better employed individuals consume fewer public services • Higher wages generates higher tax revenues

  14. CtD Outreach Efforts • Print Media (RedEye, Chicago Parent, CPS CEO Newsletter) • CTA Ads (Bus, Digital) • Community and Government Organizations (ISAC, IBHE) • Civic Leaders

  15. Demographics • Gender – 65% Female, 35% Male • Income (for those who reported) – 53% Low-income • Ethnicity (for those who reported) • 45% African American • 12% Hispanic • 14% White, Non-Hispanic • Veterans – 17%

  16. “If it wasn’t for your program which helps enable adults to learn how to use the financial aid system, I wouldn’t have been able to do it.” Complete the Degree client

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