Reimagining Postsecondary Success in the Age of AI​

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to reshape how postsecondary students—particularly adult learners—access education and connect to quality careers. By offering more personalized, flexible, and accessible pathways, AI can help overcome longstanding barriers such as limited time, fragmented support systems, and uneven access to digital tools. 

Realizing this potential will require postsecondary institutions to adopt greater flexibility, rethinking traditional structures to keep pace with rapid technological change. Without careful planning, challenges like the digital divide, low AI literacy, and skepticism toward new technologies could leave many learners behind. Success will also depend on regional, cross-sector collaboration to ensure AI adoption is inclusive. 

This project, developed by Jobs for the Future (JFF), draws on insights from statewide survey data, focus groups with adult learners, and discussions with postsecondary leaders, employers, and community stakeholders. It emphasizes how AI can be implemented responsibly and fairly to enhance advising, career navigation, and connections to quality jobs.

Through regional spotlights and video stories, this project highlights the voices of learners and regional leaders who are using AI to create quality job opportunities and promote economic mobility.