February 1, 2021

Obtaining an education beyond a high school diploma has become a prerequisite for economic advancement in the United States. While many secondary schools tailor their curricula for those seeking admittance to a four-year, liberal arts college, the demand in the job market has not kept up with the burgeoning supply of these degreed graduates.

Instead, America’s job growth has been disproportionately in skills-based fields, often requiring an education that leads to being certified or credentialed. Career colleges have stepped in to fill this need, delivering an essential service the traditional educational establishment has been unable to provide.

Since they are not direct competitors, you might think advocates for establishment colleges and universities would not concern themselves with career colleges. But disappointingly, some in the educational establishment have made it their mission to diminish — and in some cases destroy — for-profit and not-for-profit schools that are providing an advanced, skills-based education for their students.

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