The Biden Administration has made clear its plans to resuscitate the Obama-era “Gainful Employment” rules for higher education institutions. The Gainful Employment rules attempt to…
Posts tagged as “WCC certificate programs”
Accelerating the pace of higher education seems to be a recurring theme. Traditional post-secondary education in the United States revolves around a 2-year or 4-year…
Last month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued updated guidance to federal agencies on skill-based hiring. On the surface, that sounds promising, but for…
Yesterday, I wrote about WCC’s love affair with short-term certificates, and their negative effect on women’s earnings. The conclusions came from a 2017 study conducted…
The Hechinger Report published an interesting article last month regarding certifications and credentials. It appears they confuse prospective employers. The article quoted one hiring manager…
The US Department of Education collects a lot of data on higher education institutions. One data tool it publishes is the College Scorecard, which allows…
Yesterday, I looked at how much students pay to attend WCC, and what they get in return from the Trustees. Between 2015 and 2020, WCC…
For the last few days, I’ve written about WCC and its unusual attraction to issuing less-than-1-year certificates. WCC issues nearly five times more less-than-1-year certificates…
Yesterday, I wrote about WCC’s devotion to certificate programs. So I decided to take a look at what other Michigan community colleges are doing with…
Most people don’t take the time to look at graduation statistics for any particular institution. Even so, the numbers tell a tale, which is why…