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The numbers speak for themselves. 65 percent of workforce jobs will require postsecondary education by 2020, yet we face a shortage of five million workers to fill them. One big…

Employer demand for postsecondary credentials today is stronger than ever before. For the most part, in order to get a high-skilled job that leads to a career, prospective employees need…

Many students begin their studies at a community college but transfer to a university prior to completing an associate’s degree. At Oakton Community College, of the students who transfer, 89…

The numbers tell the story. Community college graduates are more likely to earn more over their lifetimes than those who do not earn a postsecondary credential. A 2014 Northern Illinois…

CAEL is fortunate to have a diverse membership. Members range from individual contributors to entire organizations and even statewide postsecondary systems. Together, they complete the CAEL community. Since COVID-19 has…

More often than not, adult students need to drop out of school due to family or financial issues. This trend is common to both universities and community colleges, and students…

Over the past few months, there has been a good amount of writing on blockchain technology and its potential application to higher education. These three articles are worth reviewing because…

The call for higher education attainment at all levels is growing, and finding out what may increase student success metrics is necessary for states to thrive in today’s knowledge-based global…

Serving nearly 160,000 students every year across 45 campus and site locations, Ivy Tech Community College is the largest public postsecondary institution in the state of Indiana–but, having set the…

For students just out of high school or enrolling from the workforce, transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution is a far more affordable approach to earning a baccalaureate…

It’s becoming increasingly common for students to transfer on their way to a bachelor’s degree. Whether for sake of convenience, affordability or anything else, community colleges are playing a larger…

Degree attainment is critical to the health of the economy, especially as the labor market shifts more and more towards higher skill and knowledge requirements. The skills gap is not…

Many students never finish college. Every 4 in 10 college students graduate from their initial four-year institutions in four years and every 6 in 10 did so within six years.[1]…

Transfer has long been a focused goal and strategic priority for both two-year and four-year institutions in Kentucky. Over the years, well crafted articulation agreements have been developed that provide…

Improving the national attainment rate is a priority for every higher education leader across the United States, regardless of status, financial model or degrees conferred. One of the major challenges…

—Co-written with Alexandria Walton Radford | Program Director for Transition to College, RTI International— This article, by Melissa Cominole and Alexandria Walton Radford, reflects on their recent research into the…

There are 37 million Americans with some college credits but no degree, a staggering statistic given the labor market demand for workers with post-secondary credentials. One of the biggest roadblocks…

The following email Q&A is with Jean Keller, vice president for community engagement at the University of North Texas (UNT). In September 2012, UNT launched the Allied Health Pathways (AHP)…

  Every administrator, legislator and trustee knows the story: a student transfers from one college to another and loses hard-earned credit hours in the process. The student grows frustrated with…