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Recently, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Education released America’s Talent Strategy: Building the Workforce for the Golden Age, outlining a unified national approach to workforce education. For colleges, this vision translates into a renewed urgency to align instruction, credentials, and completion with the evolving needs of employers and learners alike. ​ This federal vision highlights workforce development centered on: ​ Industry-driven pathways aligned with

Short-term credentials are programs that lead to a certification in less than a standard 16 week college semester. One of the most common criticisms of short-term credentials students is that they are not going to propel these students into a more prosperous future - that they are not a pathway into the high-skill, high-wage jobs so many are looking for. What these criticisms fail to realize is that for many students, a short-term credential is a pathway, a door opening to hi

For decades, the US has relied on a “college for all” model that fails to prepare workers for all job openings created by employers, instead preparing the majority of workers for only some job openings, traditionally “white collar” jobs. This has left a deficiency in the “blue collar” jobs market, causing a striking difference in wages: a new graduate of a bachelor’s degree program’s average starting wage is $55,000, while an apprenticeship graduate’s average starting wage is

Imagine helping students earn a career-boosting credential in just weeks instead of years, all with the support of federal Pell funding. Pell grants are a successful and well-known financial aid tool for students, first implemented in 1965 for programs at least 600 clock hours and 15 weeks long. Starting in July 2026, there is an important change coming to the Pell program that can help students land a job quickly. Students will be able to use their Pell funding for short-ter