Employment Outcomes as the Missing Metric in Community College CTE Education

This 5-page research brief, published by the University of Washington, assess the accessibility, availability, and use of student employment outcomes data among community colleges. The information in the brief is derived from a paper that employs a case-study approach by interviewing faculty and administrators at three career and technical education (CTE) programs. Through this approach, the brief presents what available data is used by CTE institutions, the types of data that faculty would find useful, what challenges and barriers exist in accessing and employing this data, and the implications of the study for policy and practice.