If you’re operating a trade school, career-college or vocational/tech academy, the facts revealed in the headlines you’re about to read are probably something you’re already well aware of...Read More

Do you remember Rosie the Riveter? It was the iconic WWII era poster featuring a skilled female factory worker, flexing her bicep, with the caption “We Can Do It!”Read More

Every business has its challenges, and higher education is no exception. This has become especially true for “traditional” institutions of higher ed. In fact, over the past few years, maintaining, and expanding enrollment at four-year institutions has become the challenge..Read More

You may have seen it. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps a million or more of us certainly did. Episode 326 of South Park. It was a “special” episode highlighting the desperate need for skilled labor in the US workforce. It premiered on October 27. The special went something like this: The town’s “educated” professionals cannot perform...Read More

It’s become clear. There is an urgent need for students to consider a technical or career-based education. Our economy is desperately short of skilled workers and now the government has finally taken note. Earlier this month (Nov.) leaders in higher ed, the government and workforce development came together in Norfolk, VA to conduct a CTE...Read More

Every business needs more customers to grow. This is perhaps no more apparent than in the business of higher education. Since most students are not lifetime “customers”, it’s of utmost importance for schools to continue to fill their pipeline with new prospects.Read More

Any school, offering any programs, can only increase their enrollments in one of two ways, and there will likely never be a third way. You can either reenroll old students, or enroll new, first timers.Read More

A recent study from the Educational Data Initiative (EDI) has revealed some alarming facts about college students. Up to 32.9% of undergraduate students do not complete their degrees, with nearly a quarter of first-year students at four-year institutions dropping out within their first 12 months.Read More

The world is constantly changing, and so are the needs and desires of today’s prospective career-college/CTE students. And because of these changes, it’s important for your institution to pay close attention to what’s going on…Read More

Can you believe we’re in Q4 already? The year is flying by. But there’s no better time to look forward to 2024 than, well, immediately. You see, most businesses (the forward-thinking ones) have already started their budgeting and marketing plans for at least Q1 of next year. And if you want to stay competitive, you...Read More