When Texas resident Billy Parsons went on job interviews, he emphasized his unique online education. The 47-year-old earned his MBA from the for-profit Capella University last year through ...

Purdue President Mitch Daniels, from left, and Gary Bertoline, dean of the College of Technology, listen as student David Tishmack speaks at Thursday’s (Sept. 4) announcement. Tishmack, is a ...

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INDIANAPOLIS - The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (April 10) voted to recommend approval of a Bachelor of Science degree in Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology in the College of ...

A new report says 52 colleges offer, or plan to offer, some credits based on learning, not just seat time. Competency-based education is in vogue — even though most people have never heard of it, and ...

Brandman University in Irvine is testing an online-only bachelor’s degree in business administration based on a “direct assessment” of student knowledge rather than a traditional university system of ...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix is participating in the SHRM Conference and sharing details about new competency-based education (CBE) degree programs designed to provide busy ...

"I went to a four-year university." "That job requires a one-year certificate." "It's a two-semester course." "She's a fifth-year senior." What do these expressions have in common? They use time as ...

A class at Alabama’s Southern Union State Community College. The state’s community colleges are an important element in its rethinking of how education connects with career pathways. (Photo: Southern ...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix reports that its accredited competency-based Master of Business Administration (MBA-CB) degree program, intended to fast-track students who demonstrate ...

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