Publications
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Side by Side: Comparing Credit for Prior Learning and Competency-Based Education
California Competes |
September 29, 2020
Credit for prior learning (CPL) and competency-based education (CBE) are two approaches that can significantly boost degree attainment while closing equity gaps. While each approach offers an alternative to traditional seat-time based classroom instruction, they are not interchangeable.
Credit for Prior Learning: Leveraging Past Learning to Close Present-Day Equity Gaps
California Competes |
August 11, 2020
This brief outlines how and why credit for prior learning (CPL) deserves a more prominent role among college and university programs offered for California adults. More uniform and widely implemented CPL policies throughout California’s public higher education segments could elevate the economic trajectories for hundreds of thousands of uncredentialed adults — while helping the state increase degree attainment and meet workforce demands.
Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California’s Opportunity Landscape
July 29, 2020
To inform decision making and help prioritize equity in the state’s approach to economic recovery, this report explores critical insights into educational outcomes, upward mobility in the workforce, and quality of life.
California Competes 2020 Policy Priorities
California Competes |
April 30, 2020
Our 2020 policy priorities advocate for equitable postsecondary and workforce opportunities and outcomes to ensure our state’s regional economies and communities can weather this crisis, recover quickly, and withstand future threats. Focused on safeguarding and enhancing the future of underserved communities across the state, this platform lays out key strategies to ensure postsecondary education is truly a vehicle for economic and social mobility in California.
An Untapped Opportunity: Californians without a College Degree
California Competes |
April 30, 2020
California Competes’ new research takes a closer look at the 6.8 million Californians aged 25-64 who graduated from high school and didn’t attend or finish college. More vulnerable to unemployment, this population would greatly benefit from streamlined pathways to degrees and certificates.
From Practice to Policy: How Institutions Accelerate Adult Completion and Fuel Prosperity
California Competes |
February 27, 2020
Ensuring adults without a degree have a realistic chance at completing a credential requires new models of higher education. This is the second publication in California Competes’ policy brief series focused on institutional innovation.
Clarifying the True Cost of College for Student Parents
California Competes |
January 30, 2020
This brief details how net price calculators, tools designed to help students budget for college, have inefficiencies that perpetuate affordability issues for student parents.
From Practice to Policy: How Institutions Leverage Data to Improve Outcomes
California Competes |
June 12, 2019
Drawing from interviews and publicly available documents, the brief describes how leaders can leverage data to modernize institutional practices and inform continuous improvement. It is the first in a series of briefs that will highlight promising institutional strategies that can improve student outcomes across California’s diverse higher education system.
California Competes 2019 Policy Platform
California Competes |
March 26, 2019
State leaders have a prime opportunity to modernize the state's system of higher education and build pathways to prosperity for more Californians. Together, we can deliver the benefits of a college credential to all Californians who want to learn, contribute, and succeed.
The Case for a Statewide Higher Education Coordinating Entity
California Competes |
March 19, 2019
Stronger coordination will empower California to change course and build a truly student-centered postsecondary system with clearly defined goals that articulate the state’s values and provide waypoints to measure progress.