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Discover the economic power of career education at Foothill College. Explore our wide range of career courses, apprenticeships, and programs designed to help students get better jobs and earn higher incomes.
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Career Education at Foothill College Economic Power for Students
CollegeIsCareer Education:Frosh rating “get a better job” as “very important” reason to attend Source: Eagan, K., Stolzenberg, E. B., Ramirez, J. J., Aragon, M. C., Suchard, M. R., & Hurtado, S. (2014). The American freshman: National norms fall 2014. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Foothill Career Students:31% of FH 2016/17 Enrollments Sample CareerCourse Enrollments (count) Sample GE Enrollmentsby Career Students (count/%) • Accounting (5,599) • Apprenticeship (7922) • Music Tech (1,068) • Health (4,608) • Physical Education (474/15.9%) • English (738/12.5%) • Math (1,167/13.0%) • Economics (143/26.4%) *Career: Course SAM code = A, B, or C
Economic Impact ofFH Career Education 1Wage data are from the CTE Launchboard(http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/launchboard.aspx)*Based on TOP4 codes-represents a larger employment group **Based on TOP6 codes- represents a smaller and more specific employment group 30-Year Careers: $75M Income gain!
Working Hypothesis:FY 17/18 Focus Areas • Align human resources • Shift to categorical funding where possible • Ensure coverage of key functions (Industry relations, student recruitment, grant administration, program support) • Leverage funding sources toward growth areas • Non-traditional apprenticeships (Veterinary Assistant, Journalism?, Tech Workers?) • Upskilling incumbent workers (Blue Cube Brown Bag, Apprentice to AA/AS) • Bolster Community Education offerings (expand seniors portfolio, youth summer camps) • Expand relationships with regional workforce partners • Work2Future and NOVA • JobCorp Center
Workforce and Career Education: FY 17/18 Yearend Hypothesis • Assumptions and Dependencies: • Career Education program support lives in divisions • Career program outreach is integrated into overallcollege outreach efforts • Business & Education Partnerships is first priority:Advisories, Work-based learning, employment • Work-based learning evolves to apportionment funding through CWEE/internship enrollments in 3 years = Base Budget = Categorically Funded, Regional SWP = Categorically Funded, Local SWP = Categorical, Apprenticeship = Self-funded, revenue-based