The findings presented in this report stem from a literature review, interviews of key intermediary organizations and industry-led postsecondary partnerships, and a survey of industry-led postsecondary partnerships. The survey captures the key features of 23 active postsecondary initiatives run by industry-led postsecondary partnerships. These initiatives are in 10 states throughout the United States; there are also two national initiatives. The initiatives covered in the survey began as early as 2004 and as recently as 2023 and encompass a broad range of industries, with manufacturing and healthcare the most common. 

This report used data from a recent survey of adult learners and one-on-one interview with a subset of parenting and adult learners to learn more about this population of students and the supports they need in their pursuit and completion of postsecondary credentials. Results from this research point to three ways practitioners and policymakers can better align programs and resources to this student population: 1) consider practices that encourage a family-friendly environment, 2) tailor outreach to parenting adult learners, and 3) collect and examine data on parenting students. 

This report presents findings related to student and school characteristics associated with early college success from a cohort study of 2014 Indiana high school graduates entering Indiana public 2- or 4-year colleges.

This report discusses barriers to success for community college students across the United States and provides an overview of promising practices and programs, many of which have not been tested or scaled.

This paper describes the postsecondary transitions of students taking career and technical education courses in high school, using administrative data on one cohort of high school graduates in Washington state.

This paper presents research estimating the impacts of the “pathways” chosen by community college students on credential attainment compared with labor market value.

This article provides an overview of a study on pathways and outcomes achieved by a cohort of community college students in Kentucky during a 6-year period.

This report discusses how community college leaders and federal and state policymakers can improve students’ success rates, especially in underserved populations.

This report describes the results from a statewide study of the implementation of corequisite courses in Texas community colleges.

This policy brief outlines a set of recommendations for establishing indicators of college and career readiness in Boston.