Youth CareerConnect (YCC) program: Preparing students for both college and career
Intervention Details
Subjects
English Language Arts, MathAcademic Program
Career and Technical EducationDuration
4 school yearsGrades
9, 10, 11, 12Personnel
General Education Teacher, Employer
Intervention Summary
Youth CareerConnect (YCC) is a high school-based program that blends academic and career-focused learning and aims to prepare students for both college and careers. The program is designed to strengthen America's talent pipeline by enhancing students' high school experience to put them on a pathway to complete postsecondary education and occupational skills training, obtain industry-recognized credentials, and secure an unsubsidized job in middle-to high-skilled H-1B occupations and industries.
Grades
9, 10, 11, 12Personnel
General Education Teacher, EmployerStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on school attendance
Positive effect on credit accumulation
Positive effect on English language arts proficiency
No effect on algebra progression
No effect on high school graduation
No effect on high school behaviors
No effect on postsecondary preparation
No effect on employment readiness
Source
Christian, G., Emilyn, W., Erin, D., Hande, I., Jeanne, B., Nan, M., Paul, B., Peter, S. & Raquel, G. (2019). Building College and Career Pathways for High School Students: Youth CareerConnect. Impact Findings Report (ED618302). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED618302.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
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The subgroup population data as studied here are not available. That means that while this study may work well for your setting, we cannot say based on the published study and results from our system’s reading of that study what the school/district subgroup characteristics were when evaluated here.