“Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead” is a state-funded last-dollar scholarship program for students enrolling in eligible associate degree, certificate, and noncredit occupational training programs in the Virginia Community College System in five high-demand fields: early childhood education, healthcare, information technology, public safety, and skilled trades (construction and manufacturing).
Launched in the 2021-22 academic year, the G3 initiative is designed to increase enrollment, persistence, completion, and labor market success for low-to-middle-income learners. G3 has evolved over the past two years to include a specific focus on boosting college enrollment and success of adult, Black and Hispanic, and low-income learners.
This brief from Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges highlights early insights from a study of G3 implementation and outcomes.