Workforce Development

Preparing a qualified workforce is one of the most important missions of the university. Â鶹´«Ã½ is committed to preparing today’s students to be the next generation workforce, recognizing that tomorrow’s careers will require advanced skills, greater knowledge and more flexibility than ever before -- but not necessarily a four-year degree. Â鶹´«Ã½ offers many pathways for learning new job skills including short-term occupational endorsement programs and two-year degree programs that lead directly into rewarding careers.  

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Workforce development initiatives and partnerships.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Workforce Reports Feature Graduate & Employment Outcomes

  • The Â鶹´«Ã½ offers more than 200 programs in workforce development from non-credit industry certifications to advanced degrees.

  • Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development collaborated to produce workforce reports on key Alaska industries.
  • The workforce reports illustrate Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate outcomes and employment success.

  • Data demonstrates that higher education increases income, reduces unemployment, increases Alaska hire rates and increases job retention.

  • Reports can be used to assess Â鶹´«Ã½ programs and graduate outcomes, guide program development and investment and aid students in program selection.

 

 

Anchorage (main campus): 907-786-1800
Anchorage (Community & Technical College): 907-786-6400
Â鶹´«Ã½r (Kenai Peninsula College, Kachemak Bay Campus): 907-235-7743
Kodiak (Kodiak College): 907-486-4161
Mat-Su (Matanuska-Susitna College): 907-745-9774
Soldotna (Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus): 877-262-0330
Valdez (Prince William Sound College): 907-834-1600
Fairbanks (Â鶹´«Ã½F Admissions): 800-478-1823
Fairbanks (Community & Technical College): 877-882-8827
Interior Alaska Campus: 888-474-5207
Bethel (Kuskokwim Campus): 800-478-5822
Dillingham (Bristol Bay Campus): 800-478-5109
Kotzebue (Chukchi Campus): 800-478-3402
Nome (Northwest Campus): 800-478-2202
Juneau - 907-796-6100
Ketchikan - 907-228-4511
Sitka - 907-747-7700