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Seattle Jobs Initiative is working to increase the rates of college attainment among low-income residents as a critical part of our mission to help these individuals secure living-wage jobs while also meeting the demands of the local economy for skilled workers.
As part of this work, SJI is pleased to provide the following suite of College Attainment Tools - designed to advance the efforts of community-based providers in assisting low-income and low-skill residents to prepare for, access and persist in college on their way to obtaining a credential and a better-paying career.
View the Overview of SJI's Tools & Objectives here.
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The ABC's of College Navigation Guide
January 2012 (PDF, 800KB)
View The ABC's of College Navigation Guide here.
This tool puts important information and resources at the fingertips of college navigators and others supporting low-income individuals, providing comprehensive information organized in sections that reflect the typical steps a college navigator would take to help an individual become a successful community college student. |
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Community College Program Matrix Tool
January 2012
The "Matrix" is an Excel-based tool intended to help college navigators and other community-based organization staff guide students through the local community college system - allowing users to quickly and easily learn more about, compare, select and connect to programs at local colleges within four key local industry sectors: Business Information Technology, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Transportation.
View the Community College Program Matrix EXCEL Tool here.
View the User's Guide for the Matrix Tool here.
A print-friendly PDF version of the Matrix can be found here (note: only the Excel version of the Matrix tool can be sorted) |
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Training & Technical Assistance
January 2012
Based on The ABC's of College Navigation Guide, this workshop series can help your organization's staff to increase their practical knowledge around best practices and available resources for helping low-income and low-skill residents prepare for, access and persist in college -- and connect to living-wage jobs.
View Overview of Training & Technical Assistance here.
For more information, please contact Rosanna Stephens at rstephens@seattlejobsinit.com.
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Dance Steps Brochure & Community College Inserts
Fall 2010
SJI's Dance Steps Brochure is a guide to the basic steps in becoming an enrolled student at a community college.
The Community College Inserts highlight four local community colleges and show where to go to complete each enrollment step on that particular campus.
The printed Dance Steps Brochure and Inserts are available for your organization! Please contact SJI at (206) 628-6975 to request a supply of these materials for your use.
PDF SAMPLES:
Dance Steps Brochure
INSERT: Bellevue College
INSERT: Cascadia Community College
INSERT: Shoreline Community College
INSERT: South Seattle Community College |
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