(FLINT, Mich., Dec. 1, 2021) – Mott Community College (MCC) has been named one of six community colleges to participate in New America’s second New Models for Career Preparation cohort. MCC was chosen because of its status as a workforce development innovator through the MCC Workforce and Economic Development Division (WED).
With support from the Lumina Foundation, the Center on Education and Labor at New America (CELNA) has launched the New Models for Career Preparation Project, a multi-year research and storytelling effort, to better understand the design, financing, and strategy principles that go into creating high-quality non-degree programs at community colleges that lead to quality jobs and careers.
The first cohort studied program-level attributes that make non-degree workforce programs effective and exemplary. The MCC cohort will focus on institutional-level attributes that make non-degree workforce development successful.
“We are excited to have been chosen as one of six community college workforce innovators nationwide, recognized for innovation in non-credit programming,” said Robert Matthews, associate vice president for MCC WED,
“(And) we look forward to contributing to the understanding of how to create a high quality non-degree training program that leads to good paying jobs and careers,” Matthews added.
According to New America, as the labor market slowly recovers from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence is growing that it is undergoing a profound and unequitable shift. The overall unemployment rate is dropping, but it is increasing for Black workers. Employers complain of labor shortages, but long-term unemployment remains high. Community colleges will be particularly important by providing high-quality, responsive workforce training helping people adjust to this new labor market, and empowering them to access high-quality jobs.
The new cohort of New Models for Career Preparation grantees includes:
● County College of Morris
● Des Moines Area Community College
● Lone Star College
● Mott Community College
● Sacramento City College
● Tidewater Community College
For more information about the New America New Models for Career Preparation Project visit https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/what-makes-a-community-college-excel-at-workforce-development/
For more information about MCC’s Workforce and Economic Development Division, visit https://www.mcc.edu/wfed/index.shtml or call 810-232-2555.
Mott Community College (MCC) is a place of purpose and possibility. Mott is committed to excellence in education and offering services that cultivate student success and improve the overall quality of life in a multicultural community. With almost 100 academic and occupational degree programs, Mott helps students prepare for an ever-changing world. Through university transfer agreements, high-demand associate degree programs and one-year certification programs, MCC helps ensure that all its students find their path.
