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EPAA has just published Volume 9 Number 25 "Occupational
Trends and Program Priorities" by Dan Rosenthal, Auburn
University and Kitty C. Collier, Alabama Commission on
Higher Education.

The article can be accessed directly at
         http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n25/

An abstract follows:

     Occupational Trends and Program Priorities

                  Dan Rosenthal
                Auburn University

                Kitty C. Collier
     Alabama Commission on Higher Education

Abstract
Institutions of higher education that respond to the
economic base in their region will remain competitive
and be better positioned to obtain public funds and
donor support. In addition to mandated program
viability standards based on measures such as
graduation rate, individual institutions and state
coordinating boards can use ten-year occupational
trend data to assess future program viability. We
used an occupational demand model to determine
whether academic programs can meet projected
statewide needs for high demand and high growth
occupations. For example, computer engineering,
the highest growth rate occupation in Alabama,
is projected to have 365 annual average job
openings, with 93.6% total growth over ten years.
But only 46 computer engineering majors graduate
annually from all Alabama institutions of higher
education. We recommend using an occupational
demand model as a planning tool, decision-making
tool, and catalyst for collaborative initiatives.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives
College of Education,  Arizona State University
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