SXSW EDU 2023

Community Colleges: A Gateway to the Future

Description:

As community colleges are increasingly seen as a solution to the equity and talent crises, many still lack the scalable and sustainable systems to support the new majority learners. How can community colleges avoid falling into the trap of irrelevance? How can they leverage innovative new solutions like micro-pathways to redesign institutional systems? Hear from community college leaders on how they implemented new ideas to create equitable pathways to economic mobility for their learners.


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Takeaways

  1. Understand how community colleges can leverage innovation, collaboration and labor market data to provide learners a path to the skills-based economy.
  2. Learn about micro-pathways and 21st century skills and how they prepare job seekers for new opportunities aligned with regional labor demands.
  3. Learn how community colleges have implemented and seen success from these ideas to create more equitable job and education outcomes.

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Organizer

Libbey Castle, Senior Director, Whiteboard Advisors


Meta Information:

  • Tags: community college, design thinking
  • Event: EDU
  • Format: Performance
  • Track: Equity & Justice
  • Session Focus Area Higher Education
  • Level: Basic Understanding


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