Since 2019 the Career Connect Washington network has delivered hundreds of career connected learning programs reaching more than 16,000 young people across Washington state. Our network of employers, labor, government, education, and community leaders are delivering academic and work-based experiences that provide young people with clear post-secondary pathways to careers in Washington’s high-growth career sectors.

Where are CCW funded programs?

CCW Program Builders across Washington state receive grant funding to design and develop Career Explore, Career Prep (includes recognized pre-apprenticeship), and Career Launch (includes Registered Apprenticeships) programs. After a career connected learning program is developed and implementation begins, it appears on the CCW Program Directory, where young people can search for and access opportunities.

For more information about programs in your area, please contact your local regional network. You can learn more about applying for CCW program funding here.

How do we measure impact?

CCW tracks student outcomes in our programs to assess progress toward our equity goal of eliminating the predictive impact of race, income, geography, gender, citizenship status, and other student demographics on the outcomes of Washington’s students.

Our cross-agency data and measurement team analyzes yearly enrollment data of Registered Apprentices (RA) and Career Launch endorsed (CLE) program participants, comparing it to the high school graduation cohort demographic data provided by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Our equity goal is to achieve parity between enrollment distribution and the demographics of the K-12 high school graduating cohort. You can view recent outcomes data in the table below using the tabs.

Over time, the outcomes data that you will be able to view here will include enrollment in Career Launch programs by demographic; completions by demographic; equitable spread of demographics by program, region, and industry; and employment and wage data for program participants.

For those student demographics subject to change over time, such as low-income status, data is taken from last known K-12 record provided by Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) or a snapshot in time based on first enrollment in a program.

Apprentice counts by occupation will not match apprentice totals by demographic due to demographic data requiring a match to OSPI K-12 records.

Geographic location — counts for Career Connect Washington (CCW) region are determined based on available data:

  • For data points taken from OSPI K12 records, last known HS enrollment is used to determine Educational Service District (ESD).
  • For Career Launch enrollment data not taken from OSPI K12 records location is determined by institution location.
  • For Apprenticeship data not taken from OSPI K12 records, ESD is determined by the apprentice’s Zip Code provided at time of registration.

Occupation groups are defined by the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) Code major groups:

  • Career Launch occupation groups are based on the Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code and program title.
  • Apprenticeship occupations are provided at a detailed SOC code level and grouped by the associated major group.

Low Income status is determined in the following ways:

  • For Career Launch status is determined by the institution.
  • For OSPI and apprenticeship data OSPI K12 free/reduced-price lunch status is used, when records can be matched to OSPI data.

Previously reported Career Launch enrollment data was overstated because a few programs reported enrollment prior to official approval as Career Launch programs.  For these programs, students whose only enrollment occurred prior to program approval are no longer counted.

If you are creating a new or expanding an existing career connected learning program in Washington state, we invite you to become a partner in the CCW network

Join us

CCW partners support a positive future for Washington’s young people from K-12 through college and beyond by creating and promoting career connected learning experiences. Learn more about our current partners and how your work might fit in.

Find opportunities near you

Career connected learning programs combine in-classroom and on-the-job experiences and introduce young people to different career opportunities. Learn more about the Explore, Prep, and Launch programs available near where you live.

If you are creating a new or expanding an existing career connected learning program in Washington state, we invite you to become a partner in the CCW network
If you are creating a new or expanding an existing career connected learning program in Washington state, we invite you to become a partner in the CCW network

Find Opportunities Near You

Career connected learning programs combine in-classroom and on-the-job experiences and introduce young people to different career opportunities. Learn more about the Explore, Prep, and Launch programs available near where you live.

Career Connect Washington is committed to equitable access and outcomes

Our vision is that every young adult in Washington will have multiple pathways toward economic self-sufficiency and fulfillment, strengthened by a comprehensive state-wide system for career connected learning.

In order for every young adult to succeed, we must intentionally focus on populations furthest from opportunity, especially students of color, Indigenous students, low-income students, rural students, and students with disabilities.

We acknowledge that systemic racism has held students back, especially Black and Indigenous students, and we aspire to build an anti-racist system for career connected learning.