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Building Sector-Based Talent Pipelines

A Case Study of Austin Community College’s Strategy for Creating Economic Mobility in Manufacturing

Francie Genz | Mina Dadgar

This case study highlights Austin Community College’s (ACC) efforts to build talent pipelines into the

manufacturing sector, aligning programs both internally and externally to promote student economic

mobility while meeting local industry demand.


It demonstrates that the intentional integration of sector-based employer engagement and pathway design is necessary to ensure that

programs create equitable economic mobility for graduates.

Research Team

Education Equity Solutions
349 Colusa Ave.
Kensington, CA 94707
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