large percentage of college-age students , including adult learners , through our engagements with colleges .”
HP is helping community colleges plan curricula and certificates that are meaningful to employers who want to fill open positions in the next nine to 18 months . The company has also begun discussions with Red Rocks to help the college develop internship programs to provide students with industry experience in cybersecurity and data science , as well as network with HP customers .
JOBS OF THE FUTURE Analysts predict decreasing demand for jobs that can be automated in fields such as data entry , accounting , factory work , mechanics , and business services in the next five years , but those job losses will be counterbalanced by growth in data science , artificial intelligence and machine learning , process automation , business development , and information security , according to the
World Economic Forum . Analysts expect rapid job growth if the vaccines are effective in curbing the pandemic , with an expected unemployment rate of 5.3 % by the end of 2021 , according to Goldman Sachs , down from 14.8 % when losses peaked in April 2020 .
Network , to provide workers with training they need to gain the skills necessary to succeed in the post-pandemic workforce . Twenty states have joined the network .
HP has also launched a partnership with a grants consultancy that helps community colleges find funding opportunities , and has become a corporate sponsor of AACC . “ In our conversations with community colleges , they are very excited about planning
41 %
of all undergraduate students in the United States attend community college
51 %
of community college students are racial minorities , as opposed to
42 % of four-year college students
51 % 44 %
Cost of a community college education as compared to public four-year universities of community college students are age 25 or older
SOURCES : AACC ; COLLEGE BOARD ; NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS ; COLLEGE BOARD
ways to accommodate adult learners seeking new skills and credentials .
“ We ’ re predicting a larger number of students coming to us who are trying to upskill , so we ’ re planning to offer more of our coursework in the evening than we have in the past to see if we can stay ahead of that need ,” Sobhani says . In addition , they are developing short-term certificate programs in areas such as data and computer science , and a new course in machine learning .
To help people experiencing unemployment re- career pathways and building programs to help students , as they foresee a future when students are able to come back to reskill and upskill to participate in economic recovery ,” Chen says .
As for Anorma , she is now back in California doing a postdoctoral fellowship at UCI and teaching a class at her alma mater . “ I always bring up my story at the beginning of class ,” she said . “ It ' s really great to be able to tell students that I was in their shoes before , and they can make it and succeed .”
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