Principles for Quality Education-to-Career Guidance

Today's postsecondary institutions are addressing several complex challenges, from strengthening enrollment, to advocating for the value and relevance of higher education, to addressing the academic and nonacademic barriers students experience as they pursue their education and career goals. Meaningful progress has been made in recent decades to broaden access to postsecondary education and support students in completing what they started. However, although more students are completing postsecondary education, almost half are not working in college-level employment a decade after graduating.

The Principles for Quality Education-to-Career Guidance were developed by an advisory group of leaders and practitioners from postsecondary education, nonprofit organizations, and workforce development organizations. They came together to identify the practices, services, and resources that are key to supporting students through a successful transition through education and into careers.

AASCU has endorsed the principles and encourages institutions to adopt and integrate them into their student success efforts.