Community colleges' dual mission of degrees and workforce development is a competitive advantage for piloting new credentials¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? The dual mission to offer both traditional degrees and workforce development programs gives community colleges a competitive advantage in piloting new credential types, especially those embeddable in degrees. → Sean Gallagher 2019

Evidence¶

Sean Gallagher 2019¶

Sean Gallagher, Nan L. Maxwell. (2019). Community Colleges and the New Era of Work and Learning. Working Paper 66. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/community-colleges-and-the-new-era-of-work-and-learning

q1 · i? · theoretical · r1

First of the paper's three stated reasons, offered as the authors' argument. It claims the dual mission provides "a competitive advantage in piloting and implementing" new credential types, particularly those embeddable in traditional degree programs; no data are printed.

"Their dual mission to offer both traditional degrees and workforce development programs provides a competitive advantage in piloting and implementing many of the new types of credentials, especially those that can be embedded into traditional degree programs."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Community colleges are well positioned to lead the emerging credentialing market for three stated reasons — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Fixed degree structures struggle to keep pace with evolving knowledge, leading to program proliferation with marginal differentiation — related
• In Georgia, a two-month accelerated manufacturing program with micro-credentials led to recent high school graduates being hired, including employers making an exception to their under-21 hiring practice — a narrower finding that bears on this claim