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Inside Higher Education
Choosing Employers Over College for More Education
By Paul Fain
September 23, 2019
Roughly half of American adults without a college degree (46 percent)
said they need additional education to advance in their careers,
according to new survey data from the Strada Education Network and
Gallup.
Employers were the first-choice providers for this group, with 33
percent saying they are most likely to participate in additional
education and training from employers. Community colleges were next (23
percent), followed by trade schools or programs (21 percent), and
traditional four-year colleges (17 percent).
Slightly more than half of respondents (53 percent) without a degree
said they were likely to enroll in courses or training within the next
five years. The survey found that 44 percent of respondents without
degrees said they were likely to enroll in courses or training from a
work-based setting, compared to 38 percent from a traditional
educational institution and 15 percent from an online academic provider.
"With this research, we’re hearing from working adults themselves --
and they’re telling us that they want additional education and
training, but not exclusively, or even primarily, in the traditional
higher education package," Carol D’Amico, Strada's executive vice
president of mission advancement and philanthropy, said in a written
statement.
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