CECU March 31, 2022 Today, Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) introduced the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, which would reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The authorization for WIOA expired in 2020. The bill appears to remove proprietary institutions from eligibility for WIOA […]
Career Education Review Jenny March 31, 2022 SAN MATEO, Calif., March 29, 2022 — A Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts student was awarded the 7th-annual Christopher J. Eaton Scholarship Award for 2022 by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). Samantha Phee, a third-term Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program […]
Career Education Review Jenny March 30, 2022 Riverton High School Graduate Gets Position at John Deere Dealer After Education at WyoTech LARAMIE, Wyo., March 28, 2022 — WyoTech shared that Ashton Settlemire, a 2021 graduate from WyoTech, secured a position as a diesel technician with C&B Operations, the Midwest’s premier […]
FREOPP.org Preston Cooper March 27, 2022 Nursing and mechanic programs yield healthy returns, whereas liberal arts programs do not. Key Findings This report estimates return on investment (ROI) for nearly 17,000 associate degrees and certificates, defined as the increase in lifetime earnings minus the costs of the degree or certificate. […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman March 29, 2022 California lawmakers are trying to close Calbright College for a third consecutive year. Will they be successful this time? California state legislators are threatening to shut down Calbright College—again. Assemblymember Jose Medina recently introduced a bill that would permanently shutter the state’s […]
NPR March 28, 2022 Anya Steinberg and Elissa Nadworny It’s a typical school day for Lisa Alaniz — she and her classmates stand in a warehouse-like room, cutting wood and piecing together the rafters of a shed. They’re students at Texas State Technical College working toward an associate’s degree in […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 24, 2022 The Education Department announced new measures that will hold companies that own for-profit colleges that fail responsible for the funds owed to the federal government, including liabilities arising from closed-college loan discharges and borrower defense to repayment claims. This will ensure that even if […]
Ed Source Michael Burke March 22, 2022 Many colleges have ignored requests for data on enrollment and application fraud. California community college system officials are having trouble collecting data from local colleges across the state on key issues like enrollment, campus policing and application fraud. And now, the state chancellor’s office […]
NASFAA Owen Daugherty March 23, 2022 NASFAA last week joined a letter along with more than a dozen organizations raising concerns regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recent announcement of key changes to the 85-15 rule, specifically changes in the requirements for a 35% exemption. The letter, addressed to chairs and […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 21, 2022 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education reached consensus last week with higher education sector representatives on a proposal for a revamped 90/10 rule. The rule prohibits for-profit colleges from receiving more than 90% of their revenue from federal student aid. Representatives […]