About American Graduate

 About WXXI's American Graduate Work

WXXI has been part of the national American Graduate over a number of phases. During the past several years WXXI has collaborated to advance education and career readiness in the region by building awareness of career pathways to attain “good jobs.” WXXI has produced over 30 local content videos focused in-demand career sectors that require training beyond high school but less than a four-year degree to get started in the field.

WXXI's American Graduate work emphasizes:
• Thousands of in-demand jobs that go unfilled in our region
• Accessing careers through training, apprenticeship, professional certificates,
associates programs, and on-the-job training
• Sharing inspiring stories of how people found their career pathway
in our region and how individuals can get started pursuing a career
• Connecting to resources to research new career options
• Local hands-on career events, industry tours, career days and job fairs
• Connecting with career counselors at educational sites and one-stop job centers to make 

• WXXI connects schools, parents, youth and young adults with career exploration resources in the region such as

• WXXI American Graduate Career Profiles Playlist
• PBS LearningMedia career profiles
• WXXI's Career Series: I Can Be What?!
• GLOW With Your Hands Virtual career site
• Interactive Career Coach To Learn About Career Pathways in the 9 Counties (from MCC)
• Career Documentaries On-Demand from Public Media
• Community Career Resources Including: One Stop Centers, Career-Technical Programs, Community Colleges, Explorer Programs

National American Graduate: Getting to Work  

Launched in 2011, American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen has helped young people stay on a path to a high school diploma and has had an impact on thousands of lives.

Over a period of 10 years, more than 125 local stations, 40 national producers, and 1,700 local and national partner organizations became part of the American Graduate initiative.

Public media’s content, combined with community public forums and town halls, increased awareness among national and local leaders from the public and private sectors and inspired them to collaborate and partner with public media.

This initiative attracted students, teachers, parents, and mentors, who all worked together as champions on behalf of young people at risk of dropping out. Public media played an important role in raising awareness and highlighting solutions as the country increased its high school graduation rate.

Now, American Graduate is exploring how the pandemic is affecting long-term employment trends for young people as well as the kinds of skills and training they will need to navigate the new job market.

American Graduate: Path to the Future will build a library of digital career profiles designed to directly appeal to young people ages 13-18 and will be led by the WNET Group, New York.

Find out more through WXXI or cpb.org/americangraduate.

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