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Graphic showing the percent of adults with college degree by county.

Report done by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning on the use of Prior Learning Assessments to award degree credit.

Examines issues related to and makes recommendations to increase degree and credential attainment by Virginia's working-age adults (age 25-64), and to tailor programs to more effectively serve these non-traditional students. (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, April 2012). Also see Report Summary. http://www.schev.edu/Reportstats/ALBookletFinal.pdf?from

KCTCS Learn on Demand program offers 3-5 week-long modules and full 15-week courses, which include modules. Modules build toward complete courses for accredited, affordable degrees, certificates, and diplomas.Working adults are the target audience.

Kentucky's Learn on Demand program reaches out to working adults with competency-based, self-paced online courses. (Inside Higher Ed 08/06/12)

Story outlining a successful scholarship program for adult students.

A report to the Council for Labor and Economic Growth from the CLEG Low-Wage Worker Advancement Committee's Adult Learning Work Group

Includes fact sheets detailing the current status of college completion among Latinos in each state. Each fact sheet includes state-level data on the population, representation among K-12 students, educational attainment of adults, multiple measures of equity gaps in degree attainment, and examples of promising practices for improving Latino college completion. (Excelencia in Education, April 2012)

Urges policymakers to focus the mission of community colleges in three core areas: basic skills education, career technical education and preparation for transfer to four-year universities. The Commission called for shifting adult basic education from the state education department to the community college system, and for giving more authority to the chancellor to oversee the campuses. (Little Hoover Commission, February 2012) Link to executive summary: http://www.lhc.ca.gov/studies/210/Executive%20Summary.pdf

Paper reporting on the strategies used to generate policy change in states participating in Joyce Foundation's Shifting Gears Initiative.

Offers 10 policy recommendations for SREB states to increase the numbers of students who complete college degrees and career certificates toward the goal of having 60% of working-age adults earning some type of high-quality credential by the year 2025. Focuses on academic readiness; transfer and articulation; and costs and financial aid. (SREB, September 2010)

Describes bachelor of general studies degree -- a parachute program -- approved by South Dakota Board of Regents that is geared toward adults who completed 90 or more credit hours before dropping out of school. (Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 01/03/11)

The Idaho Board of Education wants to increase the number of Idaho adults between ages 25 and 34 who have a college degree or professional credential from 31% to 60% by 2020, despite budget cuts. The board said expanding college course offerings online is one way to achieve this and other goals. (Idaho Statesman, 01/20/11)

Facing dwindling state dollars and more pressure to graduate students, Texas community colleges may begin steering students who test at the lowest skill levels toward shorter vocational programs or adult basic education before attempting college academics. (San Antonio Express-News, 01/21/11)

Oregon's Senate education committee approved S.B. 253 that calls for seeing by 2025 that 40% of adult Oregonians have earned a bachelor's degree or higher, 40% an associate's degree or postsecondary credential and the remaining 20% at least a high school diploma. The bill would cement in law a state goal to dramatically raise the education levels of Oregonians. (Oregonian, 02/03/11)

Story and story on WV public radio on enrollment increases in WV. Cites participation in CCA.

Story on how colleges are being encouraged to grant credit to students with appropriate work experience