Institutions with fewer than 1,000 students are blending programs to strengthen their students' workforce readiness and circumvent roadblocks to meet the nation's healthcare shortage.

The economic advantage of getting a college degree remains at just about an all-time high when compared with the average earnings of Americans with only a high-school diploma. In recent years, a typical college graduate earned a median wage premium of more than $30,000, or almost 75 percent more than those who had completed just […]

Oregon’s 17 community colleges generated more than $9 billion in annual economic impact for the state in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, according to a report released last week by the Oregon Community College Association. The analysis, conducted by labor market analytics firm Lightcast and paid for by the colleges, looked at a variety of ways […]

Thanks to relaxed legal sanctions and a sprouting economic impact, institutions are responding to higher workforce demands in the cannabis industry by offering short-term, cost-friendly programs. Will their efforts pan out?