Learn About the Tools
Cradle-to-Career System will include several different tools that
provide the information that is most useful for
different types of people.
Tools Available Now
College Planning and Application Tools
The California Cradle-to-Career System will provide free access to personalized college and career planning, application, and reporting tools on CaliforniaColleges.edu. These tools are powered by students’ transcript data and help create smoother transitions to higher education by:
For K-12 students, parents, educators, and school districts.
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- Streamlining the college and financial aid application process.
- Monitoring progress toward meeting “a-g” requirements.
- Providing higher education systems with data needed to inform admissions, first-year academic placement, guidance and financial aid
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Send College Transcripts
The Cradle-to-Career System will leverage eTranscript California, an existing statewide electronic transcript exchange. The data system will leverage eTranscript California, an existing statewide electronic transcript exchange.
Students can
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- Send electronic transcripts when transferring to a different college in California
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Colleges can
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- Send and receive information needed to help transfer students enroll
- Send electronic transcripts when transferring to a different college in California
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Tools Coming in 2022-2023
Dashboards With Answers to Common Questions
For community members, administrators and policymakers
Our data tools will start with easy-to-use visuals of key education outcomes for individuals from early childhood education through K-12, postsecondary education, and the workforce, such as:
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- Which colleges do K-12 students apply to, get accepted to, enroll, and graduate from?
- How many students are eligible for financial aid but do not apply?
- Which students are most likely to earn a living wage, and how does that relate to their education pathway?
Build Your Own Table
For researchers and advocates
Along with the prepared visuals, users will be able to create their own data tables using 200 variables. For example, see if students are more likely to go to college based on:
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- The suspension rate where they went to school
- If they got social services such as food and medical care
- When they learned to speak English
Request Access to Data
Researchers will be able to:
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- Request access to the information needed to conduct complex analyses and evaluate programs
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New Features for e-Transcript California
Students can:
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- Share information about their credentials, badges, and certifications
- Find out if they are eligible for support services such as food assistance and free medical care
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Colleges can:
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- Use information on prior learning for competency-based education
- Help students get supports that can help them stay in college
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Stay Informed
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