How Employer Support Contributes to Credential Completion: Lessons from Ivy Tech Community College

How Employer Support Contributes to Credential Completion: Lessons from Ivy Tech Community College

From The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program — Events and Interviews by The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

February 17, 2026 · 31 min

About this episode

Haley Glover discusses the impact of employer-supported education on credential completion with leaders from Ivy Tech Community College.

In this conversation, Haley Glover — senior director of UpSkill America at the Aspen Institute — speaks with Molly Dodge and Jennifer Gasiorek — leaders from Ivy Tech Community College — about RAND's recent report on the college's Achieve Your Degree (AYD) program. They discuss the importance of employer-supported education, the motivation behind the AYD, what RAND's evaluation tells us about the impact of this work. For more information on the RAND report, check out, "Employers as Partners in the Success of Working Adult Learners: The Achieve Your Degree Program": https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA3681-1.html To learn more about Ivy Tech, visit: https://www.ivytech.edu/ For more from UpSkill America, visit: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/upskill-america/

People in this episode

Host: Haley Glover

Guests: Molly Dodge, Jennifer Gasiorek

Topics covered

  • Employer Support
  • Credential Completion
  • Education
  • Community College

Keywords

  • Achieve Your Degree
  • RAND report
  • UpSkill America

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Achieve Your Degree program

Books & works: Employers as Partners in the Success of Working Adult Learners: The Achieve Your Degree Program

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