The Massachusetts Community College System (MCCS) is advancing training and educational opportunities in STEM fields, as well as health care and advanced manufacturing through skillful collaboration and data integration with business and industry partnerships. The consortium of colleges, which is comprised of 15 institutions at 24 separate locations statewide, received a $20 million Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant to create the Guided Pathways to STEM (GPSTEM) project. GPSTEM was a multifaceted approach to helping individuals find a career path that is mutually beneficial to the learner and the community’s economic growth.
fivestar* was selected as the strategic technology partner on the GPSTEM project. We developed MyExperienceCounts.mass.edu, a centralized, online portal that promotes credit for prior learning program awareness and streamlines the CPL process through a shared online workspace that enhances collaboration and efficiencies, setting more students on a path to success through CPL.