Job Corps Cascades Impact Study

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Release Date: April 15, 2022

Job Corps Cascades Impact Study

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About the Study

In 2016, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Employment and Training Administration and funded contractor Abt Associates to conduct the Evaluation of the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy (CCCA) Pilot. The program evaluation aims to document the implementation and assess the impact of the CCCA pilot program.

The CCCA pilot program, located in Washington State, served Job Corps students aged 16—21 and recruited from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Like the conventional Job Corps model, CCCA was a residential program that met participants’ basic needs, such as food and healthcare, allowing them to concentrate on their education or training. The CCCA pilot partnered with a local community college to provide career pathways programs in the healthcare and information technology industries, connecting academic, career training, and social skills training with industry-recognized credentials, a secure job, and/or advances into community college and employment.

This Department of Labor-funded study was a result of the annual process to determine the Department’s research priorities for the upcoming year. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform employment and training programs and policies and addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.

  • How was the CCCA model implemented?
  • How do students flow through and experience the CCCA model?
  • How did receipt of training and services for eligible applicants offered CCCA differ from what their experiences would have been in the absence of CCCA?
  • How did outcomes differ for eligible applicants offered CCCA differ from what their experiences would have been in the absence of CCCA?

Project Duration: 6 Years

Contract End Date: May 2021

Contractor: ABT Associates and MDRC

For More Information: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov