Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Texas State Technical College will launch an AI implementation specialist certificate program in fall 2027, funded by a ...

Students in a wind energy program at Texas State Technical College. The college opted in 2011 to tie its state funding to its graduates’ earnings. Credit: Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report The ...

St. Mary's Hall, home of the Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College. (Gary Wayne Gilbert) New opportunities to gain academic credentials in the high-demand areas of sustainability, data ...

Tarrant County College offers roughly 130 separate certificate of completion programs and marketable skill awards. Rodger Mallison Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison Sometimes a college degree is not ...

More high school graduates are opting for a two-year degree or even shorter-term credentials. This year, enrollment gains in undergraduate certificate and associate degree programs outpaced bachelor ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Connecticut’s colleges are expanding certificate and other non-degree programs to reverse enrollment declines while meeting employer demands for skilled workers. The growth is being fueled, in part, ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

Vanessa Valenciano had high hopes for the certificate she earned at public Aims Community College in Colorado. After all, colleges have been advertising these kinds of credentials as the next best ...