GoKawiilReport finds a third of community college credentials fail to lead to living-wage jobs
A July 2026 report from the Aspen Institute and Columbia University's Community College Research Center found that more than one-third of community college credentials don't directly lead to living-wage jobs or further degrees that would. In response, a cohort of 10 colleges in the Unlocking Opportunity initiative shifted over 20,000 students into higher-value programs between 2022 and 2025, a 27% enrollment increase in those pathways.