Federal policy related to DACA- and TPS-eligible students may be uncertain, but TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program to support Dreamers, is making a major difference at many two-year and four-year campuses across the country.
In this final installment of our three-part blog series on the American Culture and Language Institute’s Part-Time ESL Career Readiness program, we focus on some of the challenges faced by international and immigrant students and how ACLI’s staff helps them overcome barriers and navigate a clear path to employment.
The staff at NOVA’s American Culture and Language Institute accelerated the use of data in the redesign of its Part-Time ESL Career Readiness program, which offers workforce-contextualized English classes for students at high-beginning through intermediate ESL levels and helps them successfully transition to further college and careers.
When immigrants arrive in the U.S. and look for work, they must learn new culture and workplace norms.
By Montserrat Caballero
Transitions to Jobs Volunteer Coordinator, Pima Community College
Volunteering is a very common activity in the United States.
By Dr. Ed Morton
Transition to Jobs Volunteer Instructor and Coach, Pima Community College
The Transition to Jobs class has allowed three volunteers—Dr.
By Regina Suitt, Vice President of Adult Basic Education for College and Career, Pima Community College
Educational institutions like community colleges should be the natural place for new immigrants and refugees with degrees from their home countries to look to for guidance.
By Jill Casner-Lotto, CCCIE Director
We all understand the importance of immigrant and refugee student success, now more than ever, but how do we make it happen on our campuses and in our communities?