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Study Name
Credentials to Careers (C2C)—Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
Study Sharepoint ID
28368.01
Evaluation name
Evaluation of Credentials to Careers
Intervention (standard name)
Credentials to Careers (C2C)—Northern Virginia Community College
Strength of Evidence Tag
Low
Reason for the Rating

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not adjust estimated impacts for potentially important differences between the intervention and comparison groups.

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not adjust estimated impacts for potentially important differences between the intervention and comparison groups.

Design
Quasi-experimental design
Services
Case management
Soft skills training
Training
Occupational or sectoral training
Work readiness activities
Job search assistance
Job development/job placement
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Tested in multiple settings

Subgroups

Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Count age
0
Count Young Adults
0
Count Hard-to-employ
0
Count Disability
0
Count chronically ill
0
Count mentally ill
0
Count substance dependent
0
Count formerly incarcerated
0
Count Justice involved
0
Count limited work history
0
Count homeless
0
Count immigrants
0
Count refugees
0
Count veterans
0
Count female
0
Count Male
0
Count Any postsecondary education
0
Count With a high school diploma or GED
0
Count No high school diploma or GED
0
Count Married
0
Count Parents
0
Count Single Parents
0
Count Non-Custodial Parents
0
Count Employed
0
Count Self employed
0
Count Unemployed
0
Count Disconnected/discouraged workers
0
Count general low-income population
0
Count Very low income (as classified by the authors)
0
Count welfare population
0
Count long-term welfare recipients
0
Count Asian
0
Count Black or African American
0
Count Hispanic or Latino of any race
0
Count American Indian or Alaska Native
0
Count Pacific islander
0
Count White
0
Count White not Hispanic
0
Count More than one race
0
Count Unknown race
0
Count another race
0
Percent female
67.00
Percent Male
33.00
Percent Employed
55.00
Percent Unemployed
20.00
Percent Asian
18.00
Percent Black or African American
31.00
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
24.00
Percent American Indian or Alaska Native
1.00
Percent White not Hispanic
23.00
Percent More than one race
1.00
Group formation formatted

This study used a quasi-experimental design. Students who enrolled in the NOVA C2C program from January 2013 to June 2015 were included in the intervention group. The comparison group consisted of students who completed non-C2C-funded business information technology programs at NOVA. In total, researchers collected data for 177 students in the intervention group and 230 students in the comparison group. After removing outliers, researchers used nearest neighbor matching with propensity scores to form the final analytic sample, consisting of 102 C2C program completers and 141 non-C2C program completers. The unit of assignment and unit of analysis were at the individual level.

Study timing formatted

Intervention outcomes were measured from January 2013 to June 2015.

Implementing organization formatted

NOVA, in partnership with SkillSource Group Inc., Training Futures (Northern Virginia Family Services), and Multivision.

Treatment condition formatted

C2C was a community college consortium designed to develop and provide education and training programs to prepare displaced and unemployed workers to take on jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math industries. The C2C-funded program at NOVA, called NOVA's IT Pathway, was implemented by NOVA and its strategic community and business partners. Together, partners provided a package of services that included academic and career counseling, financial aid, continuing education credits and certifications, training programs, case management, job search and placement assistance, and college registration. Participants in the program included workers eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance; adults who were unemployed, under-employed, low-wage, or dislocated; and adults who held military or veteran status. Clients enrolled in the program through one of the partner agencies or by enrolling in coursework directly at NOVA. The type and duration of services each client received depended on their personal needs and career goals.

Comparison condition formatted

The comparison group consisted of people who completed non-C2C-funded business information technology programs at NOVA.

Mandatory services formatted

None

Setting details formatted

Intervention group members received services on campus at NOVA, as well as through community partners.

Delivered by public or private entity?
Public
Earliest publication year
2016
Most recent publication year
2016
Manuscripts
28368
SRG File Path
https://mathematicampr.atlassian.net/browse/SPARS-1244
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Occupational or sectoral training
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No