The Roles That Colleges and Universities Play in Apprenticeship
As a training provider, colleges and universities deliver academic instruction driven by industry standards.
Primary responsibilities include co-creating apprenticeship curriculum alongside local businesses, granting progressive credentials based on competency testing, and facilitating access to financial aid and other support resources (e.g., academic, tutoring, counseling).
As an intermediary, colleges and universities serve as connectors to their local business community while remaining committed to providing students with quality education, experiential learning, and skills that meet employer needs.
Primary responsibilities include recruiting, screening, and testing potential apprentices ready, to begin with, an apprenticeship sponsor. Colleges and universities work with individual employers, large and small, to design a tailored curriculum that meets individual employers' business goals.
As a sponsor, colleges and universities operate a Registered Apprenticeship Program.
Primary responsibilities include assuming full responsibility for the administration and operation of an apprenticeship program. This includes employing apprentices.
Post-Secondary Education Success Stories
Discover how local colleges and universities are working with regional and local industry, improving transitions for K-12 students, and forging partnerships across their state to be successful in apprenticeship.
Expand Employer Base
Learn how Harper College expanded on their apprenticeship program footprint
Effective Partnerships
Understand how Macomb Community College developed partnerships
Diverse Talent
Learn about outreach strategies employed at Reynolds Community College
Expanding Community College Apprenticeships
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is partnering with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to Expand Community College Apprenticeships. To learn more about this initiative and their apprenticeship participant colleges, visit the AACC website.
In addition, as part of the ECCA initiative, AACC created a Virtual Apprenticeship Network Toolkit. While high-quality tools about Registered Apprenticeship Programs for community colleges exist, few are compiled and organized specifically for community colleges. AACC has identified, organized, and, where necessary, created or customized tools for rapid adoption by community colleges.
Registered Apprenticeship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Nation's 105 HBCUs are located in 20 States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and serve more than 300,000 undergraduate and graduate students. These institutions continue to be important engines of economic growth and community service, and they are proven ladders of intergenerational advancement for men and women of all ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds, especially African Americans. The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) calls for Federal Agencies to work in partnership with HBCU leaders, representatives, students, and alumni, to eliminate barriers HBCUs face in providing the highest-quality education to a growing number of students. Registered Apprenticeship is one of the innovative and time-tested superhighways in the education and workforce development infrastructure, particularly for communities who have been excluded from good jobs for far too long. Good jobs, like Registered Apprenticeships, help develop highly skilled workers and help career seekers launch successful, well-paying careers. Registered Apprenticeship can serve individuals historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality by allowing apprentices to earn while they learn. The HBCUs listed below have launched or joined a Registered Apprenticeship Program:
Sponsor Name | Occupations |
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Alabama A & M University | Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) |
Alcorn State University | Business Management |
Bishop State Community College | Electromechanical Technician CB, Industrial Maintenance Repairer |
Coahoma Community College | Computer-Peripheral-Equipment-OP |
Coahoma Community College | Industrial Machinist System Technician, Industrial Maintenance Repairer, Welding (Existing Title: Welder, Combination) |
Denmark Technical College | Education and Training (Military Only, Information Technology Specialist, Office Manager/Admin Services) |
Fayetteville State University Campus Police | Public Safety Officer |
Fayetteville State University Print Shop | Offset Press Operator |
Fayetteville State University, Physical PLT | Housekeeping |
Hinds Community College | Truck Driver, Heavy |
Hinds Community College | Diesel Mechanic |
Hinds Community College | Mechatronics Technician, Production Technologist |
Jarvis Christian College | Community Health Worker |
Lawson State Community College | Machinist (Alternate Title: Precision Machinist), Welder, Combination |
Shelton State Community College | Automotive Technician Specialist, Child Care Development Specialist, Industrial Manufacturing Technician |
South Carolina State University | Application Developer |
Stillman College | IT Generalist, Material Coordinator (Alt Titles: Automated Logistical /Unit Supply Specialists) |
Tennessee State University | Cyber Security Support Technician, Teacher Aide I |
The Rural Workforce Academy, Prairie View A&M University | Child Care Development Specialist, Commercial Drone Pilot, Community Health Worker, Cyber Security Support Technician, Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanic & Installer, Nurse Assistant Certified (CB), Office Manager/Admin Services, Organic Vegetable Farm Manager, Phlebotomist, Plumber, Residential Wireman, Truck Driver, Heavy, Welder, Combination |
Xavier University | Business Analyst, Data Scientist, IT Project Manager, Operations Management |
Morehouse School of Medicine | Community Health Worker |
Prairie View A&M University | K-12 Teacher, Teacher Aide I |
Southern University | K-12 Teacher |