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The Bermuda Triangle of Credit Transfer
Three reports highlight different ways that changing colleges is difficult. Bottom line (in one expert’s words): transferring students are “abused.”
Creating Data Faculty Can Use
Is there a better way to use data to increase completion rates and student success at community colleges?
New Data on Nondegree Credentials
More than a quarter of Americans hold a nondegree credential, with 21 percent completing a work experience program, according to new federal data. And many of these credential holders have well-paying jobs.
Top Rating for U.S. on Skills Training
The U.S. gets high marks on World Economic Forum index on human capital development, which could ease worries about higher education's contribution to a skills gap. But some experts are skeptical.
Diversity Is Up in Humanities at 2-Year Colleges
An increasing number of minority students are pursuing associate degrees in humanities and liberal arts at community colleges.
Religious University and 2-Year College
A handful of religious universities are now offering two-year degrees, with a goal of work-force development and serving more low-income students.
Purdue Tackles Job Training
University touts new deal to train for IT outsourcing firm’s U.S. hiring push, but faculty balk at lack of control over curriculum.
Work-Force Training in an Anti-College Climate
Community colleges stress their role in providing work-force opportunities amid doubts from some working-class people that college won't benefit them or their children.