United States Department of Transportation
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Corporate Contributors:United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; American Association of Community Colleges
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Abstract:Community college participation and endorsement will be integral to the success of a National Transportation Workforce Development Strategy. The University of Vermont Transportation Research Center (TRC) analyzed the results of a survey conducted with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) that sought to quantify existing community colleges’ programs, infrastructure and partnerships preparing students for careers in transportation. Building upon data from this survey, the TRC has analyzed what transportation training exists at community colleges today and how that curriculum is supported by both investments in specialized equipment and through strategic partnerships. As detailed in this report: 1) The majority of schools reported having programs that develop skills relevant to the transportation sector, especially general skills (finance, technologies, operations and maintenance) that are transferrable to non-transportation industries; 2) Where schools are planning to expand or initiate transportation curriculum, it is primarily in technical areas, such as engineering, where the skills may extend to sectors other than transportation; 3) Similarly, where schools indicated having specialized equipment, most of the investment was for tools that could be leveraged beyond transportation studies, and few schools reported owning or having access to transportation-specific equipment, such as training ships, rail cars, or airplane fuselages; and 4) The majority of schools reported having strategic partnerships with other schools; federal, state, and municipal government entities; and private companies – supporting their transportation-related efforts. Collectively, these data suggest that there is a solid foundation within community colleges to deliver transportation-related training, but that additional investment and coordination likely will be necessary to support future workforce needs. To that end, this report lays out both best practices for community colleges looking to increase their transportation programs and recommendations for how the U.S. Department of Transportation can best stimulate and support the evolution of community colleges as a key pillar in the transportation workforce development infrastructure.
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