• About Us
    • Join CAPPS Email List
    • What is Private Postsecondary Education
    • About ICEPAC
  • News
    • Legislation / Advocacy
  • Events
    • CAPPS Legislative Policy Conference 2021
    • 37th Annual Conference
    • Educational Advisors ~ Event Calendar
  • Resources
    • Classifieds
    • Professional Online Training Center
    • State and Federal Resources
    • Accreditors
    • Boards
    • Associations
  • CAPPS Member Portal & Archives
    • CAPPS Membership Directory
    • Conference Archives
    • Webinar Archives
    • Workshop Archives
    • CAPPS Member Portal
      • CAPPS Legislative Watch
    • Featured Members
    • Select Allied or School Benefits – Why be a CAPPS Member?
      • School Membership Application & Renewal Form
      • Allied Membership Application & Renewal Form
  • Awards
    • CAPPS Memorial Scholarships
    • Excellence in Community Service Awards
    • CAPPS Hall of Fame STAR Awards
    • Norma Ford Financial Aid Professional of the Year
    • School of the Year
    • Allied Member of the Year
California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools                        
916-447-5500
Email
        Login
CAPPSCAPPS
  • About Us
    • Join CAPPS Email List
    • What is Private Postsecondary Education
    • About ICEPAC
  • News
    • Legislation / Advocacy
  • Events
    • CAPPS Legislative Policy Conference 2021
    • 37th Annual Conference
    • Educational Advisors ~ Event Calendar
  • Resources
    • Classifieds
    • Professional Online Training Center
    • State and Federal Resources
    • Accreditors
    • Boards
    • Associations
  • CAPPS Member Portal & Archives
    • CAPPS Membership Directory
    • Conference Archives
    • Webinar Archives
    • Workshop Archives
    • CAPPS Member Portal
      • CAPPS Legislative Watch
    • Featured Members
    • Select Allied or School Benefits – Why be a CAPPS Member?
      • School Membership Application & Renewal Form
      • Allied Membership Application & Renewal Form
  • Awards
    • CAPPS Memorial Scholarships
    • Excellence in Community Service Awards
    • CAPPS Hall of Fame STAR Awards
    • Norma Ford Financial Aid Professional of the Year
    • School of the Year
    • Allied Member of the Year

News

  • Home
  • News
  • A case mounts for vocational education

A case mounts for vocational education

  • Posted by CAPPS
  • Date
  • Comments 0 comment

Education DIVE.

Dive Brief:

  • The Atlantic asks “is college really necessary” for a generation of high school graduates who will face crushing student loan debt, low job prospects and growing opportunities in vocational training.
  • Students can obtain skills and professional insight around jobs and trades that most fit their interests, a notion that aligns with a recent Gallup poll revealing that just 14% of Americans believe that college makes graduates workforce ready.
  • In fields like agriculture, manufacturing and certain service professions, there is little need for a credential or professional pathway beyond working in the actual marketplace and learning from working professionals.

Dive Insight:

Most data indicates that people fare better financially and emotionally with higher education, and new research suggests that more working adults will return to college in the near future to learn new skills to keep up with technology and changing industrial trends. With this in mind, there is still quite a case to be made for higher education.

But for campus leaders, the question of meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse student body and elevating the need for financial support of these students revolves around how college can develop a better prepared workforce. And that effort will be centered around helping students to find their passions, inspiring them to make sound choices about employment and learning opportunities, and aiding them in determining the most cost-effective approaches to job entry.

  • Share:
author avatar
CAPPS

Previous post

32nd Annual Conference Gallery

Next post

Another for-profit college in bankruptcy after student aid cut

You may also like

Inside Higher Ed
Private College Worries
19 January, 2021
Inside Higher Ed
Grand Canyon Sues U.S. Over Nonprofit Status Ruling
16 January, 2021
Screenshot 2021-01-16 091656
Biden to seek $15 minimum wage in COVID-19 proposal
16 January, 2021

Leave A Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Search

Memorial Scholarship Information
Donate to ICEPAC
Become an Allied Member
Become a School Member
CAPPS Events

ABOUT US

  • What is Private Postsecondary Education
  • CAPPS Memorial Scholarships
  • Upcoming Conferences

MAILING ADDRESS:
California Association of
Private Postsecondary Schools
2520 Venture Oaks, Suite 170
Sacramento, CA  95833
info@cappsonline.org
www.cappsonline.org    

CappsOnlineMorpho Web Design.

2020 All Rights Reserved CappsOnline.org