If colleges need students, they also need talented and experienced financial aid officers in order for most of their students to enroll and persist through graduation.
Before the pandemic, only about 8% of employers offered student loan repayment assistance as a benefit, according to a 2019 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.
The Biden Administration's Build Back Better Act could provide some momentum for a much-needed overhaul of disjointed education and career-training systems, a report says.
'Credential-as-you-go' lets students earn short-term certificates and badges to show employers their abilities even before they earn two-year, four-year or graduate degrees.
