Belk Center Releases Second Edition of the Adult Learner Guidebook

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research is pleased to announce the launch of the Adult Learner Guidebook, Second Edition. Following the successful release of the Adult Learner Guidebook in July 2022, this second edition will provide new insights and promising practices for community colleges to implement on their own campuses to better serve the adult learners in their communities.

Developed in partnership with the John M. Belk Endowment (JMBE), myFutureNC and the North Carolina Community College System, the second edition synthesizes lessons learned from participating North Carolina community colleges in the first three cohorts of the NC Reconnect program, and provides opportunities to learn about their work and experiences – on both urban and rural campuses – to ensure the success of all adult learners.

Within its pages, readers will discover key learnings, faculty insights, advice from NC Reconnect colleges, and personal stories and experiences from adult learners within the North Carolina Community College System. The guidebook also includes valuable resources – including innovative marketing and communications strategies and the “Five P” framework – to recruit, retain and support adult learners.

View the Adult Learner Guidebook, Second Edition

About the Belk Center

Creating tools, convening leaders, and catalyzing change: the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research works with educators, researchers, and policymakers to further more equitable community college outcomes in North Carolina and across the nation. We equip community college leaders with actionable insights and create opportunities for collaboration as we tackle the most pressing issues facing students and campuses to build stronger, more resilient communities. The Belk Center is housed in the College of Education at North Carolina State University, a land-grant university that shares our commitment to community colleges and the critical role these institutions play in creating and expanding opportunities for all North Carolinians.