Inside Higher Ed Military Victory for Alternative Providers The new “Forever” GI Bill includes a $75 million program to let military veterans use federal benefits for technology courses through noncollege providers — another potential challenge to traditional higher ed. By Lindsay McKenzie August 24, 2017 Last week President Trump signed into law a significant expansion […]
Inside Higher Ed Men Flock to Short-Term Career Ed Some critics argue colleges aren’t doing enough to help working-class men earn certificates, but one Arkansas community college has found success in short-term programs. Is federal policy keeping up? By Ashley A. Smith August 10, 2017 Since the presidential election, some have […]
Primary Contact: Adam Krisan – Executive Director Email: AKrisan@westcoastuniversity.edu 590 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90004 (323) 284-7998 Website: http://westcoastuniversity.edu For over 100 years, West Coast University has been educating and preparing students for professional careers. Today, WCU is committed to a unique student-centric approach to advanced healthcare education—combining critical […]
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The Chronicle of Higher Education – The Ticker Education Dept.’s Progress Is Stalled in Complying With Consumer Rule The Education Department has not made any progress toward generating data this year to comply with the Obama-era gainful-employment rule and does not have “any timetable” for doing so, according to a letter last […]
Career Education Review August 4, 2017 Jenny 0 Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #107 – Information for GE Reporting by the October 1, 2017 Deadline This Electronic Announcement reminds institutions of the upcoming requirement that they must submit Gainful Employment (GE) program data to NSLDS for the 2016-2017 award year by October […]
Good Jobs Data 30 Million Workers without a Bachelor’s Degree Have Good Jobs Although the decline in the manufacturing economy eliminated many good jobs for high school graduates, there are still 30 million good jobs in the U.S. that pay well without a BA. These good jobs have median earnings of […]
The United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Isakson, Tester Applaud Committee Approval of Comprehensive G.I. Bill Reforms Bipartisan legislation seeks to improve veterans’ education benefits, enhance post-9/11 G.I. Bill Wednesday, July 26, 2017 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman and ranking member of the […]
Student loan companies to feds: Tell states to stop regulating us Published: July 29, 2017 8:10 a.m. ET The request comes as a number of states consider proposals to license student loan servicers By JILLIANBERMAN REPORTER Over the past few years, lawmakers in Maine, California, Illinois and elsewhere have worked to pass […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain July 27, 2017 A new report seeks to describe the landscape of non-degree postsecondary training, with a focus on five categories: certificate programs, work-based training (such as apprenticeships), skills-based short programs (coding boot camps), massive open online courses and other online microcredentials, and competency-based education programs. The report’s authors […]