Learn About the Tools
The 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 Cradle-to-Career System will leverage CaliforniaColleges.edu, an existing statewide service that provides college planning and application tools.
For K-12 students, parents, educators, and school districts
The Cradle-to-Career System will provide tools for students, educators, policymakers, researchers, and advocates. These tools are powered by students’ transcript data and help create smoother transitions to higher education by:
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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.
For students
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- Send electronic transcripts when transferring to a different college in California
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For colleges
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- Send and receive information needed to help transfer students enroll
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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?
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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, they could 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
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Request Access to Data
For researchers
Request access to the information needed to conduct complex analyses and evaluate programs
New Features for e-Transcript California
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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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For colleges
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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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