| Description |
v, 69 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Executive Summary : What Are Alternative Credentials and Pathways? -- The Landscape : Infographic: Credentials, Debt and the Job Market -- Analysis: Credentialism, Class, and Gender and Race -- College Optional: Alternative Credentials and Entry-Level Jobs : Snapshot: Apprenticeships in Hospitality -- Snapshot: Google's IT Certificate -- Infographic: How Do Credentials Differ? -- Analysis: The Information Gap and Job-Market Data -- College à la Carte : Snapshot: California's New Online Community College -- Snapshot: eVersity's Professional Path Certificates -- Analysis: Competencies,the Infrastructure for Alternative Credentials -- Add-Ons to the Degree : Snapshot: Broward College's Embedded Certifications -- Snapshot: General Assembly's Hiring Assessments -- Analysis: Short-Term Pell Grants, Deregulation and Alternative Credentials -- Alternative Graduate Credentials : Snapshot: Georgia Tech and Lifelong Learning -- Conclusion -- Appendices : Sources -- Additional Reading -- About the Author |
| Summary |
This report focuses on postsecondary credentials beyond the traditional college degree as well as emerging entry points to degree programs for students. Categories explored include certificates issued by employers and other noncollege education providers |
| Notes |
An Inside Higher Ed special report |
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With support from: entangled.group |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-68) |
| Subject |
Postsecondary education -- United States.
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Alternative education.
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Labor supply -- Effect of education on.
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| Author |
Inside Higher Ed (Firm)
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