Posted on: 01 May 2026
Two Distinct Forces Are Shrinking the Labor Market, and They Require Different Responses Of 744 occupations in our dataset, 228 are projected to decline over the next decade. The decline is not uniform. Some careers are shrinking because artificial intelligence can perform their core tasks. Others are shrinking because the industries themselves are contracting for […]
Posted on: 24 Apr 2026
How to use the College Scorecard’s debt and earnings data to separate colleges that pay off from those that don’t. When families evaluate the cost of college, they tend to focus on the sticker price: tuition, room, board, fees. And when financial aid arrives, the conversation shifts to the out-of-pocket number—what we’ll actually write a […]
Posted on: 17 Apr 2026
The same forces reshaping admissions are pulling selective liberal arts colleges in two very different directions Colby College, a small liberal arts school in Waterville, Maine, received 7,593 applications in 2015. By 2024, that number had surged to 19,187—a 153 percent increase that outpaced Harvard, Stanford, and nearly every research university in the country. Colby’s […]
Posted on: 10 Apr 2026
There is a persistent belief in American higher education that what you study matters more than where you study it. The logic is intuitive: a nursing degree is a nursing degree, an engineering degree is an engineering degree. The credential opens the door, and the labor market takes it from there. The College Scorecard’s field-of-study […]
Posted on: 06 Apr 2026
Advanced Placement (AP) courses from the College Board present high school students with an amazing opportunity to engage in a college-level curriculum. Those who manage to score a 3,4, or 5 on a given exam may earn college credits, effectively saving them thousands of dollars off their future tuition bill. Excelling in AP coursework and […]
Posted on: 05 Apr 2026
Yes, you can apply to online college without SAT or ACT scores at virtually every online university designed for adult learners. Most major online universities including Western Governors University, Southern New Hampshire University, University of Maryland Global Campus, Liberty University Online, Capella University, Purdue Global, University of Phoenix, and most community colleges do not require […]
Posted on: 05 Apr 2026
CVS Health employs over 300,000 people across its pharmacy, MinuteClinic, Aetna, and retail operations — making it one of the largest employers in the country and one with a workforce that spans entry-level retail positions all the way through clinical roles requiring advanced degrees. Its education benefits program reflects that breadth: there are two distinct […]
Posted on: 04 Apr 2026
The Starbucks College Achievement Plan, known as SCAP, is the most expansive employer-sponsored education benefit in American retail. Launched in June 2014 through an exclusive partnership with Arizona State University, SCAP gives benefits-eligible U.S. Starbucks partners the ability to earn a first-time bachelor’s degree entirely online at Arizona State University with 100% of tuition and […]