This 2-page paper, provided by the Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance (CCTA), is a bridge learning best practices guide. CCTA offers a series of National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education best practice guides. CCTA is comprised of five NSF ATE centers. CCTA was formed "in response to a Department of Labor request for technical assistance services to recipients of Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants."

This guide provides information about bridge learning communities. The following sections are included: Bridge Learning Communities Address Skills Gap, What They Do, Bio-Link Bridge Learning Communities Concept, Bridge Learning Communities Link Learning To Career Path Steps, and Promising Results From Bridge Learning Communities.