LANSING — Community colleges across Michigan are offering skills-focused education to help students in rural areas find employment in the state and elsewhere. And such programs are badly needed, said ...
The growing debate over college costs in the US is pushing more students to community colleges, with schools that offer vocational programs seeing a big bump in enrollment. After steep declines in the ...
Mike Feinberg, co-founder of KIPP and now WorkTexas, is rethinking one of education reform’s most celebrated mantras. “We shamed vo-tech out of the high schools,” he says. “That was a tragic mistake, ...
Mendocino College is expanding its healthcare education pathways with the launch of a new Vocational Nursing (VN) program at the Ukiah Campus—an exciting addition that increases local access to ...
Maggie Bowen said she got both two-year and four-year degrees, but since those grueling hours of hitting the books, she's learned that her vocational degree is worth more in the long run. "I wish I ...
They're trading lifetime earnings for speed and less debt. I talked to students betting everything on two-week certifications.
Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...
EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing Joanne Scott had been without full-time work for about two decades and was struggling to reenter the workforce. Then she ...
ULLIN — Shawnee Community College (SCC) has been recognized by USA TODAY as one of America’s Top Vocational Schools for 2025, earning a five-star rating in the category Liberal Arts and Sciences, ...