Workforce Development

Workforce Students: Headcount and Completion

Indicator Rationale: Monitoring the activity and outcomes of students participating in COCC’s workforce development education and training offerings is an important element of understanding and fulfilling the College’s commitment to meeting regional workforce needs.

Indicator Definition: This indicator measures student headcount in workforce development courses and number of students completing workforce development programs. It includes both education and training offerings. Education offerings include courses which are part of a state approved career technical education program that prepares students for entrance into the workforce. The programs include apprenticeship, non-credit training certificates, certificates and associate degrees. Training offerings include standalone course that are not part of a full program, supplementary courses and workforce related adult continuing education courses. A course enrollment is equivalent to a completion.

Target Rationale: COCC set its targets as an aggregate of all students taking and completing workforce development courses and programs. In 2024-25, the College refined its analysis of regional workforce needs (creating definitions of education and training and recapturing data based on those definitions), so we have reset our baseline year as 2024-25.

 Education Headcount: Tracking the number of individuals enrolled in programs helps the College align programs and course offerings with local need for specifically educated students, some of whom may get jobs before completing degrees or certificates.

 Training Headcount: Tracking the number of individuals enrolled in trainings helps the College align programs and course offerings with local need for training for the already-employed who are looking for additional skills or knowledge.

 Education Completions: Tracking education completions will help the College evaluate and adjust the size and configuration of programs given the workforce needs of the region.

 Training Completions: Tracking training completions will help the College understand whether we have met regional needs based on analysis of the job market.

Peer Institutions: Comparator institution data is not available, at this time. However, comparator institution may be available as COCC builds data sharing partnerships with its Oregon and national colleagues.