Which programs should we launch next?
Most institutions decide what to build next with incomplete signals scattered across labor-market systems, employer conversations, grant calendars, and competitor announcements. The Opportunity Scan assembles defensible evidence for your service area, identifies what the evidence cannot establish, and gives your team a human-reviewed recommendation.
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Region scoping
We define your service area precisely — counties, MSAs, commuting zones — and pull labor market data only for that footprint. Not state-level averages.
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Demand triangulation
We compare official employment, wage, projection, completion, and industry evidence. Licensed institution-provided Lightcast data may add posting or skill trends when two comparable periods use the same geography and definition.
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Competitive landscape
Which institutions in your region — community college, four-year, private, online — are already offering each opportunity. Gap analysis on what's underserved.
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Scoring & ranking
Composite score across demand, competitive position, institutional fit, momentum, wages, and evidence confidence. Every score keeps its geography, data period, source, and limitations attached.
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Recommendation
We don't hand you a chart deck. We tell you which opportunities to pursue, in what order, with the case for each.
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Ranked program opportunities with evidence coverage
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Source, geography, and data period for every quantitative claim
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Assumptions and limitations called out explicitly
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Competitive landscape per opportunity
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Funding and policy relevance when verified
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Explore, validate, update, watch, or avoid recommendation
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See the sample report →| REPORT | DECISION IT ANSWERS | TIMELINE |
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Workforce Pell Readiness Check | What evidence do our short-term programs still need for a Workforce Pell review? | 48 hours after complete intake |
Opportunity ScanTHIS REPORT | Which programs should we launch next? | 10 business days after complete intake |
Feasibility Study | Should we actually build this specific program? | 15 business days after complete intake |
Grant Finder | Which grants should we chase this quarter? | one run per paid billing cycle |
Curriculum Drift Analysis | Have our programs fallen behind the job market? | scoped to the programs and evidence available |
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