Making data public - for the people.
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System is a statewide longitudinal data system that provides tools to help students reach their goals and delivers information on education and workforce outcomes.
Featured Data Stories
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Pathways to College in California
California is a hub for education. With more than 2.1 million college students, the state leads the nation with the highest number of college-going students. Yet, not all paths to a postsecondary education are linear. Every student has a unique educational journey. The Student Pathways Data Story provides information on key milestones for students as they navigate from high school to college and into their careers over time.
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Student Pathways Resource Hub
The Student Pathways Data Story offers valuable insights through easy-to-read visualizations that include hundreds of thousands of stories through C2C’s linked data. Our Resource Hub also offers fact sheets, tutorials, and real student stories to help you explore the Data Story.
Dive into the Data
Cradle-to-Career is the state’s source for actionable data on education and economic outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. We want Californians to see themselves in the data.
Student Pathways Dataset
Access the datasets that power the Student Pathways Data Story. Download aggregated data files in Excel or CSV to explore how Californians are navigating higher education and into the workforce.
Lesson Plan Challenge
We invite educators across California to design innovative and accessible ways to integrate the Student Pathways Data Story into instruction, enabling students, educators, and communities to interpret education and career pathways data and insights, build data literacy skills, while centering student experience in exploring data.
Our Values
The beliefs that define how the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data interacts with each other and stakeholders.
Advancing Equity
Equity is our north star: At critical milestones, opportunities, and planning steps, we ask, “how can we design and focus our work to advance equity in small and big ways?”
Transparency
Transparency enables us to build trust with the public and with each other.
Accountability
When we experience success, we collectively acknowledge the result of our work. When we experience setbacks, we collectively solve problems.
Collaboration
Multiple perspectives from each other and the public transform good individual ideas into innovative and creative accomplishments.
Curiosity
When our work gets tough, we get curious.
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Latest News & Blog
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Blog
Impact Spotlight: C2C’s Task Force Recommendation Takes Seed
C2C Staff | May 20, 2026
By: Judy Chan, Deputy Director, Data Programs As part of the Master Plan for Career Education, in 2024 C2C hosted the eTranscript California and Career Passport Task Force. The Task …
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Growth by Design: Doubling the Insights to Benefit Californians
C2C Staff | May 19, 2026
In just three years, the Office of California Cradle-to-Career Data (C2C) expanded from having eight initial data partners submit data in 2023 to 16 data partners submitting data in 2026.
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C2C Updates
C2C April 2026 Updates
C2C Staff | April 30, 2026
ICYMI: Refreshed Student Pathways Data Story We recently announced the new and improved Student Pathways Data Story, a refreshed informational tool to help students better understand their options for education …
About C2C
Connecting Data and Insights to Advance Equitable Futures.
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System connects individuals and organizations with trusted information and resources, providing insights into critical milestones in the pipeline from early care to K–12 to higher education, skills training, and employment. The data system empowers individuals to reach their full potential and fosters evidence-based decision-making to help California build a more equitable future.
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