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Success in the New Economy:
How all Students can gain a Competitive Advantage
Kevin J Fleming PhDSeptember 11, 2015
education counts
$114,800
$33,938
$63,310
$41,473
$23,400
$31,500
$37,100
$40,600
$50,900
$61,300
$79,400
$100,000
$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000
Earnings
Not a High School Graduate
High School Graduate
Some College, No Degree
Associates Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree
Professional Degree
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USA Median Annual Earnings by Education
$200,000 in debtEarning $36,000/year
Educational Attainment, 1940–2009
Sources: The College Board, Education Pays 2010, Figure 2.7; U.S. Census Bureau, 2009b, Table A-1.
60%
(but skills count more)
education counts
The One Way to Win Philosophy
57baccalaureate jobs
43underemployed
40-60%
Don’t play the One-Way-to-Win game
By 2018, most jobs will not require a BA
Source: March CPS data, various years; Center on Education and the Workforce forecast of educational demand to 2018, as reported in Pathways to Prosperity (Harvard, February, 2011)
California needs 1 million more
AA, certificates, or industry-valued
credentials.
#StrongWorkforce
The Goal
Career Technical Education: the Path Out of Poverty
$60,771($29.22/hour)2-parent with
one working adult, 2-childSource: CA Budget Project
$66,000AA – Career Technical Education
5-years laterSource: Salary Surfer, 112 CA Community Colleges
$38,500AA - General Education
5-years laterSource: Salary Surfer, 112 CA Community Colleges
#StrongWorkforce
83% of associate degree holders have same annual
earnings as 4-yr grads
The Three“Rs”
Reading
Writing
Arithmetic
Relevance
Reality
Five
“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water”
- John Gardner, 1961
But, the fact is that large numbers of college graduates leave school as
unsure of what they will do “when they grow up” (except perhaps
continue to go toschool) as they
were when they started.
– CA Postsecondary Education Commission
Meet Mike!
• BA Film Production (LMU)• Music Video Production
Company• Bartender• Real Estate Agent• Forklift Operator• FIDM – fashion school• Fabric buyer for BCBG• Raw materials manager for
American Apparel • Two website start-ups• Financial Planner• Women’s casual wear
clothing line• Screen writing• Photographer
www.modecki.com
Meet Mike!
• BA Film Production (LMU)• Music Video Production
Company• Bartender• Real Estate Agent• Forklift Operator• FIDM – fashion school• Fabric buyer for BCBG• Raw materials manager for
American Apparel • Two website start-ups• Financial Planner• Women’s casual wear
clothing line• Screen writing• Photographer
College-Prep and CTE are complementary not competing
goals . . .
“Some College” is the New Gateway Into The Workforce
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Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce analysis
#StrongWorkforce
THE LABOR MARKET IS INCREASINGLY DEMANDING A MORE SKILLED WORKFORCE.
IN THE 1970s IN 1992 BY 2020
of jobs required more than a high school education.
of jobs required more training.
of job openings in the U.S. will require some postsecondary education or training-though not necessarily a four-year degree.
The Pot Roast
1. Career Cruising2. CA Career Zone.org3. Get Focused, Stay Focused4. EMSI’s Career Coach5. California Career Café6. California Career Center7. College311.org8. Engineergirl.org9. MyFuture.com10.My10year plan.com11.ConnectEd California
12.FreshmanTransition.org13.Road Trip Nation14.Dirty Jobs15.Whodouwant2b.com16.Onetonline.org17.Acceleron Learning18.Miami Valley CTC (Dayton, OH)19.Career Choices curriculum20.Assessments: ASVAB, MBTI,
Strong, Holland, DiSC, Strengthsfinder
21.Nebraska Middle School Career Exploration Course (curriculum for careers C4C)
22.Linked Learning23.CA Partnership Academies24.Focuscareer225.Eureka
CTE is to some students what
IGETC & Honors is to others
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGESCHANCELLOR’S OFFICE
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1. Advanced Manufacturing2. Advanced Transportation & Renewables3. Agriculture, Water & Environmental Technologies4. Energy (Efficiency) & Utility5. Health6. Life Science/Biotech7. Information Communications Technologies8. International Trade & Exports9. Small Business & Tourism10. Retail/Hospitality “Learn-and-Earn”
Emerging & Priority SectorsEach has a Deputy Sector Navigator to assist you
Help Students Explore Careers by Sector
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.6 Million Students
Thank
you!
Kevin J
Fleming, Ph.D.
www.TelosES.com
TELΩS Educational Services Fulfill your Potential
