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Resources for Adult Learners Resources for Adult Learners

Presented by: ■ Treve Florom, Director of Outreach Services, EducationQuest Foundation

What we’ll cover: ■ Why it’s important for adults to complete a degree program ■ Free resources to help adult learners succeed

Why it’s important for adults to complete a degree ■ By the year 2018, 66 percent of Nebraska’s jobs will require some type of postsecondary education degree* *Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Headlines from 2015 support this statistic Nebraska could see 32,000 more jobs through 2017, UNL researchers say “Nebraska factories will continue to be hampered by limited supply of skilled workers.” - Omaha World-Herald Community colleges flourish as demand for specialized degrees grows - Omaha World-Herald CPI coordinating adult night classes with CCC 13 adults will earn diversified manufacturing technology certificate - Grand Island Independent Skilled workforce barriers combated by college program opportunities - Lincoln Business Journal

By the numbers… ■ 321,000 – job vacancies Nebraska will need to fill between now and 2018 ■ 207,000 – vacancies that will require postsecondary credentials ■ 236,000 – Nebraska adults who started, but never finished, a degree program (25% of adult population) Why it’s important for adults to complete a degree

■ Of Nebraskans 25 and older: – 24.8% have a high school diploma (including equivalency) – 25.2% have some college but no degree – 10.5% have an associate degree – 22% have a bachelor’s degree – 9.5% have a graduate or professional degree Adult Learner Degree Attainment in Nebraska This 25% could help fill the need for skilled workers in Nebraska if they finished their degree

■ Of the 20,000 post 9/11 military veterans living in Nebraska, only 3,700 used the Post 9/11 GI Bill to attend college in FY2011 Military veterans can also help fill the need. Source: National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics Adult Learner Degree Attainment in Nebraska

Free Resources for Adult Learners

EducationQuest.org

ccpe.state.ne.us

CLEP.CollegeBoard.org

Transfer.Nebraska.edu

FSAID.ed.org

TRIO/Student Support Services ■ Provides services for qualified college students: – tutoring – career exploration – help applying for financial aid – study skills and time management

TRIO/Student Support Services ■ Qualifications (must meet at least one): – first-generation (neither parent received a bachelor’s degree) – low-income – have academic need – have a documented disability

What’s Next? ■ Watch for a follow-up with: – link to presentation slides – link to an adult learner “success story” – link to an online evaluation – winners of the coffee travel mugs!

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