Joanne Scott had been without full-time work for about two decades and was struggling to reenter the workforce. Then she learned this year about a short-term pharmacy technician program at Mt. San ...

LANSING — Community colleges across Michigan are offering skills-focused education to help students in rural areas find employment in the state and elsewhere. And such programs are badly needed, said ...

The growing debate over college costs in the US is pushing more students to community colleges, with schools that offer vocational programs seeing a big bump in enrollment. After steep declines in the ...

Maggie Bowen said she got both two-year and four-year degrees, but since those grueling hours of hitting the books, she's learned that her vocational degree is worth more in the long run. "I wish I ...

TROY, N.Y. — On Thursday, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) became the first community college in the nation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s UNEVOC ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

The stigma around blue-collar work is fading. Since 2020, enrollment at two-year public institutions that specialize in trade and vocational programs grew by about 20%. In Indiana, Ivy Tech Community ...

ULLIN — Shawnee Community College (SCC) has been recognized by USA TODAY as one of America’s Top Vocational Schools for 2025, earning a five-star rating in the category Liberal Arts and Sciences, ...

Bristol Community College and Diman Regional Vocational High School offer free HVAC training for jobs paying $77,000.

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