Career/Tech Education

Employers view for-profits and community colleges equally on job applications, a novel study finds, but what that means is in the eye of the beholder.

The Obama administration unveils a new program aimed at making it easier for students to reap academic credit for completion of apprenticeships. 

A California agency's threatening letters to a new cadre of technology training providers spotlight anew the tension between protecting consumers and encouraging innovation.

U.S. Census Bureau's first-of-its-kind report on the 25 percent of adults who hold a non-degree credential could influence policy and how college completion is viewed.

Community college in N.C. plans to evaluate "soft skills" and issue workplace readiness certificates for students who get passing marks.

Nonprofit colleges are moving into for-profits' turf online, study finds, sparking new competition based on price and brand.

Mark Heinrich will be the seventh person in six years to take over the chancellorship of the Alabama Community College System, which has been reeling since scandal sparked a federal investigation in 2006.

North Carolina's community colleges go big on curriculum tweaks for green jobs training, showing what a strong system office can do.

GOP's party platform calls out colleges for political and scientific bias, as well as out of control tuition hikes. It also takes a hard line on immigration and affirmative action.

With job training in mind, Pennsylvania's regional public universities go big on offering credit for prior learning and stackable credentials.