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How Universities Can Benefit from Participation in Cal-PASS Plus
Understanding Data
Flyer describing the benefits and process for joining Cal-PASS Plus
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Brief
Tips for Encouraging K–12 Districts and Four-Year Universities to Join Cal-PASS Plus
Understanding Data
Guide that explains the benefits and process of joining Cal-PASS Plus
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Detailed Guide
CTE Outcomes Survey Poster for Students
Communications, Student Advising, Understanding Data
Infographic that can be used to alert students to the value of participating in the CTE Outcomes Survey, as well as highlight employment outcomes for former students.
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Infographic
Using Perkins Reports to Find Program TOP Codes
Understanding Data
Instructions and screen shots that show how to use the Perkins reports posted on the Chancellor’s Office website to get an understanding of which TOP codes have been assigned to college CTE programs.
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Detailed Guide
Improving Response Rates on the CTE Outcomes Survey
Program Review
Details strategies that can help ensure that more students respond to the CTE Outcomes Survey, which provides detailed information on students' employment status and satisfaction with their...
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Infographic
Next Level Disaggregation: Examining Program-Level Information, Additional Student Characteristics, and Labor Market Data
Equity, Local Planning, Program Review, Understanding Data
This 15-page guide introduces community college deans, directors, department chairs, and college researchers to a data dashboard that can help to deepen program review and program planning...
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Detailed Guide
What Types of CTE Data Are Available?
Adult Education, Understanding Data
Infographic that shows the free data tools that can support tracking early college credit, which colleges are offering programs, students’ educational attainment, employment, and earnings, plus...
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Infographic
Need Program-Level Information on Equity Gaps?
Equity, Local Planning, Program Review
Find out how the LaunchBoard can help you get a better understanding of student characteristics and outcomes, and where programs have equity gaps related to completion and transfer.
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Short Video
Want Additional Information to Support Academic and Career Advising?
Adult Education, Student Advising
Find out how the LaunchBoard can help students better understand career pathways and employment outcomes.
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Short Video
CTE Outcomes Survey Poster for Colleges
Communications, Student Advising, Understanding Data
Infographic that can be used to alert colleges to the value of participating in the CTE Outcomes Survey, including the types of data that the survey provides.
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Infographic
How Do the Perkins Indicator Reports Compare to LaunchBoard Data?
Understanding Data
Two-page guide explaining the distinctions between Perkins and the LaunchBoard, and why the two reports cannot be combined.
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Detailed Guide
Reporting Locally-Issued Certificates
Understanding Data
Two-page guide describing how colleges can determine whether locally-issued certificates are being reported to the Chancellor's Office and how to submit data so that it appears in the LaunchBoard,...
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Brief
Understanding Labor Market Information Resources: Descriptions, Benefits, and Limitations
Adult Education, Local Planning, Program Development, Regional Planning, Understanding Data
Provides detailed information on two dozen LMI sources, including strengths, limitations, screenshots, and web links.
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Detailed Guide
Understanding TOP Codes - Infographic
Understanding Data
Infographic that explains how TOP codes are assigned and common problems in using TOP codes to view program outcomes.
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Infographic
Understanding TOP Codes
Understanding Data
Four-page guide explaining how TOP codes are assigned to programs and courses; the difference between two-digit, four-digit, and six-digit codes; how TOP codes differ from CIP codes, and...
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Brief
Case Study: Using Employment and Labor Market Information in the LaunchBoard to Make Data-backed Decisions
Local Planning, Program Development, Program Review, Regional Planning
Ideas for how to use the LaunchBoard to inform program planning, based on a case study from the field
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Brief
Building More Comprehensive Measures of Workforce Training Success
Communications, Local Planning, Program Development, Understanding Data
This four-minute video explains why including factors such as wage gain, employment retention, and third-party certification would better capture the full range of career and technical education...
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Short Video
Starting a New Program?
Local Planning, Program Development, Regional Planning
Find out how the LaunchBoard can help you get a better understanding of program offerings within your region, so that you can better coordinate with other colleges.
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Short Video
Looking for Data on Employment and Earnings?
Accreditation, Adult Education, Local Planning, Program Review, Regional Planning
Find out how the LaunchBoard can help you find information on employment rates and earnings for both skills-builders and completers.
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Short Video
Which Codes are Assigned to My Program?
Understanding Data
Two-minute video describing how to determine the TOP codes that have been assigned to courses and awards, to help evaluate why data may appear to be off in the LaunchBoard or Data Mart.
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Short Video
How Do the Perkins Indicator Reports Compare to LaunchBoard Data? - Infographic
Understanding Data
Infographic explaining the distinctions between Perkins and the LaunchBoard, and why the two reports cannot be combined.
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Infographic
Determining Whether there is Missing Data in the LaunchBoard
Understanding Data
Step-by-step instructions, with screenshots, that show how to identify whether programs have problems with SAM codes that affect calculations for non-introductory courses, if locally-issued...
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Detailed Guide
Making Use of Labor Market Information: Where to Find Data for Common Community College Decisions
Adult Education, Local Planning, Program Development, Regional Planning, Understanding Data
This guide provides a brief overview of labor market information sources, structured around the types of questions that community colleges commonly ask related to developing new programs, designing...
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Detailed Guide
Understanding Employment and Earnings Data
Adult Education, Understanding Data
Infographic explaining the sources of employment and earnings data for Chancellor's Office data tools such as the LaunchBoard, Student Success Scorecard, and Salary Surfer, including issues to...
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Infographic
What Are the Data Sources for the LaunchBoard?
Adult Education, Understanding Data
Three-page guide summarizing the sources of data for each of the LaunchBoard tabs including the Program Snapshot, Strong Workforce Program, CTE Outcomes Survey, K-14 CTE Pathways, and Adult...
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Brief