Publications
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Untapped Opportunity: Understanding and Advancing Prospects for Californians without a College Degree
California Competes |
February 11, 2021
For the 6.8 million Californians ages 25–54 with a high school education but no associate’s or bachelor’s degree, employment prospects are increasingly limited—especially as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt plans for future education, employers’ expectations, available positions, and more.
California Competes Policy Priorities
February 03, 2021
Focused on strategies to innovate and correct pervasive inequities in higher education, California Competes’s policy priorities outline five key goals to advance student outcomes and power the state economy.
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.
Back To College, Part Two
California Competes |
December 05, 2018
As California attempts to close its degree gap, policymakers must consider the state's four million adults with some college but no degree as a critical part of the solution. This report outlines pragmatic policy recommendations to empower these adults to return to college, graduate, and thrive in California's economy.
Back to College, Part One
California Competes |
October 10, 2018
Back to College, Part One illuminates the millions of Californians who stopped out of college before completing their degree and now pay the price through diminished earnings and limited economic and social mobility.
Opportunity Imbalance: Race, Gender, and California’s Education-to-Employment Pipeline
California Competes |
February 26, 2018
This brief presents the educational and employment outlooks for California’s population, followed by factsheets for each of California’s largest racial/ethnic groups
Educating Julio
April 02, 2014
Our report, Educating Julio, examines strategies for growing our community college enrollment building on the analysis we released in November of 2013. It describes some of the dynamics of community college enrollment that underlie the debate about how “unmet need” should be defined, identified, and addressed.