A consortium of nine Colorado community colleges and Metro State University – Denver began a project to realign Colorado’s higher education manufacturing certificate and degree programs with the current and future needs of industry employers.
With a $24.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, the consortium worked with employers to create or redesign educational programs so that program participants could earn credits toward a degree or a certificate for prior learning in industry. The grant was awarded through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training program.
The Rutgers Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) evaluated the program by identifying critical measures of its implementation and by evaluating how project goals were being met. The evaluation included a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods in its assessment.
Reports
- CHAMP Year 1 and Year 2 Quantitative Report
- CHAMP Year One Report
- CHAMP Website Brief
- Prior Learning Assessment and Student Outcomes at the Colorado Community College System
- Aims Community College Case Study
- Community College of Denver Case Study
- Emily Griffith Technical College Case Study
- Front Range Community College
- Lamar Community College Case Study
- Metropolitan State University of Denver Case Study
- Pueblo Community College Case Study
- Pikes Peak Community College Case Study
- Red Rocks Community College Case Study
- Lamar Community College Process Brief: Hybrid Welding
- Student Profiles, and Academic and Employment Outcomes
- Navigator Report
- Prior Learning Assessment Implementation and Early Outcomes
- Digital Badging in Colorado
- Addressing Industry Needs in the CTE Classroom
- Automation in the Colorado Manufacturing Industry
- CTE Students at a Crossroads: Understanding Students’ Credential-Based Pathways through CHAMP Offerings
- Labor Market Expectations and Career Pathways: A Survey of CHAMP College Students
- Employer-College Relationships
- Advanced Manufacturing Education in the Context of Local Labor Markets: Understanding Regional Dynamics of Workforce Development in Colorado
- Student Voices
- Final Report Executive Summary
- Final Report
- Equipped for Success: Hands on Learning in the Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
- What the Future Holds: Career Expectations of Students in the Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
- Credit Where Credit Is Due: Redesigning Prior Learning Assessment Under the Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
- CHAMP’s Scorecard: A Quantitative Analysis of the Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
- Learning from the Learners: Student Impressions of the Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
- Sustainability: The Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program in Context
- Emblem of Achievement: Digital Badges in the Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
- Charting the Course to a New Career: The Role of Navigators in the Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
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