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Upcoming session on equity in Career & Technical Education (CTE)

LA COE will present at the CCCAOE 2026 Spring Conference.

Topic: Equity in Action: Leveraging Labor Market Data to Strengthen CTE Outcomes
Date: Friday, April 23
Session Focus: This session highlights key findings and recommendations from the LA COE’s equity report series and demonstrates how community colleges can use regional labor market and institutional data to identify equity gaps and strengthen pathways into high-demand, high-wage careers.
Register on the CCCAOE website.

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Collections group a suite of resources with something in common—such as a series of sector profiles—and  provide a dedicated landing page to quickly access reports, data tools, presentations, events, and other materials.

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Bay Region Sector Profiles 2025-2026

The Bay Region Center of Excellence (COE) developed a series of sector profiles examining labor market and community college program data that identify opportunity areas for workforce development in the region.
6 Publications • April 2026

Far North 2026 Career & Training Pathways Profiles

This collection of 12 sector profiles maps workforce demand across the Far North subregion. Each profile covers a priority industry sector, drawing on current labor market data to present jobs numbers, job growth projections, top occupations and wages, employer hiring trends, in-demand skills, and related community college training programs. Together, they serve as a practical resource for students exploring careers, workforce professionals advising job seekers, and college administrators aligning programs with regional employer needs.

12 Publications • March 2026

2025-26 CCCCO Priority Sector Skills Analysis

A series of skills analysis reports, each focusing on a CCCCO priority sector and their middle skill occupations, assessing trends among both foundational and technical competencies being requested by employers in the Inland Empire and California.
4 Publications • December 2025

Bay Region Sector Profiles 2025-2026

The Bay Region Center of Excellence (COE) developed a series of sector profiles examining labor market and community college program data that identify opportunity areas for workforce development in the region.
6 Publications • April 2026

Far North 2026 Career & Training Pathways Profiles

This collection of 12 sector profiles maps workforce demand across the Far North subregion. Each profile covers a priority industry sector, drawing on current labor market data to present jobs numbers, job growth projections, top occupations and wages, employer hiring trends, in-demand skills, and related community college training programs. Together, they serve as a practical resource for students exploring careers, workforce professionals advising job seekers, and college administrators aligning programs with regional employer needs.

12 Publications • March 2026

2025-26 CCCCO Priority Sector Skills Analysis

A series of skills analysis reports, each focusing on a CCCCO priority sector and their middle skill occupations, assessing trends among both foundational and technical competencies being requested by employers in the Inland Empire and California.
4 Publications • December 2025

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