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Noncredit Research Collaborative

Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, Workforce Pell Committee

Session 1, Day 2, Morning

The document highlights that short-term, noncredit community college programs can lead to modest earnings gains and improved employment outcomes, though results vary widely by field, program length, and student characteristics. As Peter Riley Bahr notes, more research is needed to understand how well training aligns with labor market demand, emphasizing that these variations significantly shape wage outcomes.