While certificates have become a proven strategy to re-enroll stops outs, young adults and everything in between, postgraduate learners are catching on.
The Career Ladders Project examined how six pairs of community colleges and K12 districts in Southern California have built high-quality dual enrollment pathways.
There are five key conditions that create more supportive environments for students trying to acclimate themselves to life on a U.S. campus, according to rankings posted by a college search firm.
Confidence in higher education is slipping nationwide, in part because of the high cost of obtaining a degree and questions about whether it pays off in the workforce. Higher education experts say work-based learning programs like Drexel's could be part of the solution
In California, about 87,000 undocumented students are pursuing higher ed. Increasingly, they do not qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which provides protection from deportation and a work permit.
Fueled by million-dollar grants, the experiential learning opportunity is funneling students across the country into cybersecurity, a industry that's desperate for skilled technicians.