| Title: |
Aligning the University of the District of Columbia's Program Offerings with Data on the Local Job Market. REL 2025-010 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Isabel Callaway; Andrew Langan; Brian Gill; Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic (ED/IES); Mathematica |
| Source: |
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. 2024. |
| Availability: |
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midatlantic/index.asp |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
10 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Contract Number: |
91990022C0012 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Higher Education; College Programs; Academic Degrees; Employment Opportunities; Black Colleges; Universities; Intellectual Disciplines; Alignment (Education); Salaries; Role of Education; Occupations |
| Geographic Terms: |
District of Columbia |
| Abstract: |
In Fall 2023, the District of Columbia's (DC) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education launched the Education Through Employment (ETE) data project. To facilitate this project, the Office of Education Through Employment Pathways (ETEP) was created to "support District residents on the path to access good jobs and achieve economic mobility and supporting employers in the development of a local talent pipeline." As part of the initiative, ETEP is exploring the relationship between local postsecondary programs and workforce opportunities. To support and guide future research, the ETEP requested that the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) review labor trends, including job growth and wage levels, in DC and compared them to the University of the District of Columbia's (UDC) program offerings. This analysis aims to determine if local postsecondary programs align with labor market demand. Specifically, this memo explores which UDC degree programs are associated with high-opportunity occupations in the DC area and which DC-area high-opportunity occupations are associated with degrees not offered by UDC. High-opportunity occupations were identified by calculating the number of expected jobs associated with occupations and degrees. This is reported by the number of expected annual openings (which incorporates both turnover and net growth) and the expected net growth of the number of jobs over ten years. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| IES Funded: |
Yes |
| IES Publication: |
https://ies.ed.gov/use-work/resource-library/report/descriptive-study/aligning-university-district-columbias-program-offerings-data-local-job-market |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
ED680629 |
| Database: |
ERIC |