LibGuides: Guided Pathways: Guided Pathways Models

Choosing Technology Solutions to Support Guided Pathways

Technology Solutions to Support Guided Pathways - Users Guide
To help colleges develop technology specifications to support guided pathways reforms, we are framing
the observations and guidance that follow in this document based on Guided Pathways: Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation2—a one-page graphic developed by the eight national partners on the AACC
Pathways Project to visualize the components of guided pathways design and delivery.

This guide is intended to give colleges ideas of the sorts of capabilities you may want to have and thus help you (a) create
specifications for use in responding to vendor solicitations, or (b) communicating with your own IT staff as they upgrade and adapt your systems to support guided pathways.

Examples of Meta-Majors Models

Bakersfield College: 10 Pathways (PDF available below) - Agriculture, Nutrition and Culinary Arts; Business; Arts, Humanities and Design; Education; Health Sciences; Industrial and Transportation Tech; Public Safety; Social, Behavioral and Human Services; STEM; Personal and Career Exploration

Dallas College: 7 Schools: School of Business, Hospitality and Global Trade; School of Creative Arts, Entertainment, and Design; School of Education; School of Engineering, Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences; School of Health Sciences; School of Law and Public Service; School of Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies.

Georgia State University: 7 Interest Areas along with specific degrees offered. Interest Areas: Business, Education, Health Professions, Humanities & Arts, Law, Policy/Social Science, STEM.

Pasadena City College: 12 Academic Divisions, including "Noncredit Division" - Business, Engineering and Technology; English; Health Sciences; Kinesiology, Health and Athletics; Languages and ESL; Library and Distance Education; Math and Computer Science; Natural Sciences; Noncredit Division; Performing and Communication Arts; Social Sciences; Visual Arts and Media Studies.

San Jacinto College, Texas : 144 degree and certificate program organized into 8 Meta-Majors, called "Areas of Study" (Source:Bailey, Thomas R. 2017. Guided Pathways at Community Colleges: From Theory to Practice. Association of American Colleges and Universities.)

Bakersfield College: 10 Pathways

Examples of Career Communities Models

Cleveland State Community College, Tennessee: 7 Career Communities related to study, careers, types of degrees; 1st year seminars correspond to these communities. (Source:Bailey, Thomas R. 2017. Guided Pathways at Community Colleges: From Theory to Practice. Association of American Colleges and Universities.)

Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA: 8 Guided Pathways of Study - Art & Design; Aviation, Electronics, & Manufacturing Programs; Business Programs; Health, Wellness, & Public Service; Humanities & Communication; Plants & Animals; Sciences; Teaching & Education

Examples of Advisors/Counselors Models

Jackson College, Michigan: Proactive "Student Success Navigators" for their Guided Pathways endeavor.

Queensborough Community College, New York: Queensborough Academies (Business Academy; Health Related Sciences Academy; Liberal Arts Academy, Science; Science, Technologies, Engineering & Mathematics - STEM Academy; Visual And Performing Arts - V.A.P.A.Academy), and Queensborough Academy Advisors.