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| Institution | National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) |
|---|---|
| Titel | An Analysis of Existing Short-Term Postsecondary Programs |
| Quelle | (2020), (60 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Postsecondary Education; College Programs; Program Length; Labor Force Development; Vocational Education; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Higher Education; Student Financial Aid; Student Characteristics; Program Attitudes; State Policy; Federal Aid; Alignment (Education); Program Development; Program Implementation; State Aid; School Business Relationship |
| Abstract | It has become increasingly difficult to succeed in the U.S. workforce with only a high school diploma. While 75% of the middle-class workforce had only a high school education in the 1970s, that percentage dropped to below 40% by 2007. An estimated two-thirds of all jobs in 2020 will require some postsecondary training, up from just a quarter of all jobs in 1973. Many of these jobs, however, only require short-term postsecondary training as opposed to a lengthier certificate or degree. However, many Americans simply cannot afford the costs of the training needed to gain the skills required for these types of jobs. What's more, the COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in the highest rates of unemployment since the Great Depression, and those without any type of postsecondary attainment have been hit by job loss at higher rates than those with postsecondary experience. These combined effects, along with the growing national spotlight on student indebtedness and the related question of whether college pays off, have turned attention to non-degree, postsecondary credentials. The increased focus on multiple education pathways has opened the conversation to expanding eligibility for the federal student aid programs authorized in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Currently, the HEA primarily targets those students in more traditional degree programs. One potential expansion under consideration by Congress is to allow aid for short-term programs of less than 600 clock hours or 16 credit hours over less than 15 weeks of instruction. However, no single, comprehensive source of national data exists that can inform conversations around extending HEA Title IV aid to short-term programs. In this project, the authors attempted to contribute to the existing body of knowledge about short-term programs with a national landscape analysis. The authors conducted this analysis in four parts: a survey of three national membership organizations, focus groups, telephone interviews, and a collection of program-level data. While this research yielded useful facts and anecdotes about short-term programs, it also highlighted the difficulty of gathering and aggregating piecemeal data into a substitute for a national data source. The authors hope the findings identify areas for further research and inform future data collection efforts. [The research presented in this report is the result of a partnership between the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), Advance CTE, and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).] (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 1101 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-785-0453; Fax: 202-785-1487; e-mail: membership@NASFAA.org; Web site: http://www.nasfaa.org |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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