Education

Train Your Workforce

Community colleges and career/tech schools play a unique role within regional economies, because they have the challenge and responsibility of meeting the largest portion of their regions' human capital development demands. And in today's fast-paced, competitive, global economy, the advanced skills and training that colleges provide are the fuel that drives a successful economy.

Recognizing this, EMSI specializes in reports that analyze and quantify the total economic benefits of community and technical colleges in their region, and also creates data-driven strategic planning tools that help workforce-oriented educational institutions maximize their impact through labor market responsiveness.

SEIM Report: Quantify Return-on-Investment

The SEIM study shows the total impact of a community college on its regional economy and provides valuable information, including:

• Benefits for the economy of higher earnings for students
• Relief of the tax burden due to higher earnings in the region
• Total return on investment for taxpayer dollars

Are Your Programs Demand-Driven?

Armed with the right data, decision makers can ensure that their programs are meeting the demands of the ever-changing economy and are placing students in high-wage, high-growth jobs for tomorrow.

EMSI's Strategic Advantage and Regional Reports are designed to provide instant access to the crucial data and reports that colleges need for workforce education planning that is responsive to regional labor markets.

EMSI's tools and reports allow you to take planning to the next level:

• Program Development & Review
• Environmental/Regional Scanning & SWOT Analysis
• Labor Market Responsiveness
• College and Program Socioeconomic Impact
• Perkins IV Compliance
• High-Powered Grant Applications
• Student Recruitment & Retention
• Institutional Benchmarking
• Quality Local Presentations
• Alignment with Workforce and Economic Development

Key Features:

• Know your college's socioeconomic impact on the region.
• Fully customizable program development & review tools link program offerings to the regional labor market
• View regional labor market outlooks for standardized career clusters, pathways & occupations
• Compare postsecondary institutions using selected IPEDS data
• Understand the region's education needs with educational attainment & HS graduations