| Institutional Category |
Mission (RAND) |
Training Level (Kerr) |
Type of Work (Kerr) |
Labor Market Focus (Kerr) |
Basis for Access (Kerr) |
| Major research universities |
Research & Graduate education |
high knowledge and changing knowledge |
work on their own, supervise others (as do doctors, lawyers, scientists, & administrative leaders), develop and incorporate new knowledge |
National and international |
Individual merit |
| State undergraduate institutions |
Teacher Training & Regional economic development |
established occupational competence |
work under general supervision (eg. production engineers, school teachers, accountants) |
Regional |
More broadly defined merit |
| Community Colleges |
Workforce preparation, adult & remedial education, ESL |
codified technical skill |
work under more specific supervision (eg. technicians, lower-level civil servants, high-level clerks) |
Local Markets. RAND encourages partnerships with employers, high schools & local gov't; school to work programs |
Based on individual demand |
