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Title: Microcredentials for Humanities Students
Language: English
Authors: Nancy Hoffman, JFF (Jobs for the Future)
Source: Jobs for the Future. 2025.
Availability: Jobs for the Future. 88 Broad Street 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-728-4446; Fax: 617-728-4857; e-mail: info@jff.org; Web site: http://www.jff.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Community College Students, Community Colleges, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Majors (Students), Job Skills, Barriers, Employment Qualifications, Skill Development, Program Effectiveness, College Faculty, Teacher Role, School Business Relationship
Geographic Terms: Ohio, Massachusetts (Boston), Virginia
Abstract: The Humanities to Career initiative is grounded in the belief that the study of the humanities/liberal arts (HLA) can be an asset in preparation for technical and professional careers. Lorain County Community College, in Elyria, Ohio; Bunker Hill Community College, in Boston; and Northern Virginia Community College, located outside of Washington, DC, are beginning their third year of work on implementing the initiative. The grants awarded to the three community colleges by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation were the culmination of an 18-month research and planning process in partnership with Jobs for the Future (JFF). In a 2023 survey of college students conducted by the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), 42% of students said that their schools had taught them little or nothing about in-demand jobs in their local areas. Although we don't have this data broken out by major, it is likely that HLA majors are heavily represented among those who did not learn what they needed to know to succeed in finding a job and building a career. The first brief about the project focused on the challenges colleges were facing in identifying professional or durable skills and teaching them. This second brief represents a report from the field about how each college is progressing with integrating professional skills into students' coursework largely through the development of microcredentials--short-term professional or durable skills content that is embedded in humanities programs.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED675697
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