The Latest News and Insights About ECMC Group Companies and Our Work

12/31/2021

Long Disparaged, Education for the Skilled Trades is Slowly Coming into Fashion

12/23/2021

More Students Question College, Putting Counselors in a Fresh Quandary

12/10/2021

Opinion: Florida is Taking Major Steps Toward Becoming the Nation's Workforce Leader

12/9/2021

How career education can repair the Texas economy

12/5/2021

The Shifting Value Propositions About Education and Work

11/22/2021

Technology Apprenticeships: A New Way For Entry Level Talent To Jumpstart Their Careers Post High School

11/18/2021

Altierus Training Solutions Launches Technology-Enabled Program for HVAC Employers to Build Talent Pipeline

11/17/2021

Higher Ed, From Static to Dynamic

11/16/2021

ECMC Group and University of Minnesota Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship to Provide $75,000 to Fund Mentoring Technology Platform

11/15/2021

High School Students Are Uncertain About College

11/12/2021

HVAC Contractors Need More Workers to Meet Surging Demand

11/12/2021

Two Studies Show Gen Z, Companies May Not Want 4-Year Degrees

11/11/2021

The Job: Enrollment Woes

11/9/2021

Gen Z Teens Seek to Blaze Their Own Higher Education Path

11/9/2021

Four-Year College Has Lost Its Luster Among Teens; Less Than Half Considering a Four-Year Degree or Believe One Is Necessary for Success

11/8/2021

ECMC Group Appoints Bruce Feist Vice President of Applications and Analytics

11/8/2021

Gen Z Looking to Bypass College Plans

11/8/2021

Far Fewer High Schoolers Eye College, Survey Shows

11/5/2021

College debt crisis drives more students away from four-year schools

11/5/2021

Less Than Half of High Schoolers Want to go to a Four-Year College, Survey Finds

11/4/2021

Working on Your Emotional Intelligence? Try These CIO Tips

11/4/2021

Experts Agree: The Skills Gap is Now a National Emergency; Reversing it is the “Work of Our Lives.”

10/18/2021

Now is the Time to Apply for Free College Aid

10/13/2021

More Education Doesn’t Always Get You More Money, Report Finds

10/9/2021

Aprende Institute Raises $ 22 Million to Grow in Spanish-speaking Markets

10/1/2021

Winners of 2021 TwinCitiesCIO ORBIE Awards Announced

9/28/2021

ECMC Education Welcomes Mike Rowe and Education and Workforce Experts to Discuss Solutions to America’s Skills Gap

9/27/2021

Altierus Career College Partners with Hobart Service and Houston Area Urban League to Support Employment Diversity in Service Technician Industry

9/23/2021

Pandemic Accelerates Decline of Kids Pursuing Traditional Four-Year Degrees

9/14/2021

How I Approach (Post) Pandemic EdTech Seed Investing

9/14/2021

Backed by ECMC Group, Dell Foundation and Others, New Apprenticeship Closes $2.5M Seed Funding to Solve Entry Level Tech and Diversity Hiring Gaps

9/9/2021

In Recruiting Gen Z, Look Beyond a College Degree

9/3/2021

It’s Beyond Time to Showcase All Postsecondary Education Paths

9/3/2021

Bringing New Recruiting and Training Opportunities to CAAG

9/1/2021

Conditioned Air Association of Georgia Partners with Local Career College on Workforce Development

8/31/2021

HVAC Jobs Are Essential. Better Training Solutions Will Ensure the Workforce Exists.

8/27/2021

Local Groups Repair and Repaint Woman’s Home

8/12/2021

Going Back to School on a Budget: 5 Ways Nontraditional Students Can Cut Costs

8/3/2021

Altierus Training Solutions Launches OSHA and EPA Online Instruction

7/29/2021

Generation Z Career Plans and Expectations

7/29/2021

Mentor Spaces Raises $2.5MM to Advance the Careers of Underrepresented Talent Through the Power of Mentorship

7/26/2021

It’s Time for Congress to Acknowledge That Workforce Training Is Critical Infrastructure

7/13/2021

What College Major Would You Choose If You Were Going Soon?

7/12/2021

Belnick: For Free Community College to Work, Students Must Be Able to Transfer Their Credits. How Some States Are Making That Easier

7/1/2021

Milwaukie High School Seniors Win Four $6,000 Scholarships

6/25/2021

ECMC Awards $930,000 in College Scholarships to 155 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

6/22/2021

101 Nonprofits to Receive Funding from ECMC Foundation Employee-Directed Grant Program

6/17/2021

gener8tor and ECMC Group’s Inaugural OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Accelerator Cohort Addresses Learning & Labor Challenges with Creative, Tech-first Solutions

6/16/2021

ECMC Group Named a Top Workplace in Minnesota

6/9/2021

Tampa Dental Hygienist Creates Office on Wheels to Help Veterans Receive Care

6/9/2021

ECMC Education Appoints Andrea Adams Vice President of Altierus Training Solutions

6/8/2021

Redefining the Future of Workplace Wellness

6/7/2021

Altierus Career College-Norcross Names Sharon Clay Campus Director

6/4/2021

W&L seniors win ECMC scholarship

6/1/2021

EmpowerU, Minnesota-Based Social-Emotional Learning Platform, Provides One-on-One Online Counseling to Thousands of K-12 Students

6/1/2021

How Does Gen Z Change the Perspective of Higher Education?

6/1/2021

How We Connected our Colleges and Universities with Local High Schools during the Worst of COVID

5/24/2021

FAB Life Returns To Teach Students How Expensive It Is To Be an Adult

5/24/2021

Planning for College

5/19/2021

Creating a Culture That Supports Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing

5/12/2021

12 About Town: Helpful Financial Tips for College

5/10/2021

The Framework of the Future

5/5/2021

A New 'Infrastructure' to Prepare Young People for Jobs and Careers

5/4/2021

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarships

5/3/2021

Nonprofit Plants Trees for Arbor Day

4/30/2021

How To Help The Future Workforce Question The Status Quo Of Higher Ed

4/28/2021

Seeking Better Data in Hopes of Better Outcomes

4/28/2021

We Must End Either-Or Thinking About Skills

4/28/2021

Lighting the Spark in the Soul of Our Education System

4/25/2021

New Schools Seek to Bring AI, Programming Literacy to Fill the Talent Gap

4/23/2021

ECMC Group Hosts Volunteer Doing Day

4/21/2021

ECMC Group Responds to Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial

4/20/2021

“Scholarship Resumes” and Other Ways to Reduce College Costs

4/16/2021

25% of Students Postponed College During Covid, Some Indefinitely

4/15/2021

Deconstructing the Hidden Curriculum in COVID-19

4/7/2021

Ep. 43: Mergers and Other ‘Transformational Partnerships’

4/7/2021

With Universities Feeling Financial Pressure, an Initiative Looks To Spur Partnerships

4/6/2021

Community College is College: A Response to Jessica Dickler

4/5/2021

Colleges Must Change

3/30/2021

ECMC Group’s DeeDee Gorman Appointed to the Corporate Volunteerism Council—Twin Cities Board of Directors

3/29/2021

ECMC Group Appoints Jennifer Anderson and James Runcie to Board of Directors

3/26/2021

Avanti Completes $37 Million Series a Financing Ahead of Digital Asset Bank Launch

3/26/2021

Fewer Students Apply for College Financial Aid Amid Pandemic; “It’s Like Walking in Blind”

3/24/2021

ECMC Group and U of M Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 2021 DePodesta Leadership Fellows

3/23/2021

As Enrollment Crashes, Universities are Reinventing Themselves

3/23/2021

98% of College Applicants Need Financial Aid to Fund Their Education

3/23/2021

New Service Designed To Assist Virginia Students Applying for Financial Aid

3/22/2021

It’s Not Too Late. Financial Aid for College Is Available for Virginia’s Seniors.

3/22/2021

Virginia High School Seniors Receive Free Help With Financial Aid Application Process

3/19/2021

New Fund Will Help Colleges Consider Possible Collaborations, Mergers

3/19/2021

From Nice To Have to Necessity: SEL for Schools Takes Precedence

3/18/2021

New Fund Aims To Help Colleges Pay for Merger Explorations

3/17/2021

Amid COVID-19 Chaos, Fewer US Students Pursue University

3/17/2021

Gen Z High School Students Rethinking Their Pursuit of Higher Education

3/17/2021

Could These New Grants End the Taboo Over Mergers and Partnerships?

3/14/2021

Fewer Kids are Going to College Because They Say it Costs Too Much

3/12/2021

High School Students are Questioning Higher Ed’s Status Quo

3/8/2021

More Than 41% of Gen Z Job Candidates Think Employers Should Use Virtual Recruiting

3/5/2021

College of DuPage's 'Stackable Credentials' can Open Doors to New Career Opportunities

3/4/2021

Breland: Biden’s Education Plan Opens Doors for Millions

3/3/2021

VC Funding Update: Boston Startups and Tech Firms Raised $2.3B in February

3/2/2021

Intelligent.com Announces Best Dental Assistant Degree Programs for 2021

2/26/2021

More Gen Zers Consider Trade School Due to Pandemic

2/23/2021

Teens cool toward four-year college, warm up to CTE

2/19/2021

Gen Z Leery of 4-Year Degree Paths, Surveys Show

2/19/2021

Gen Z More Open to Careers in the Skilled Trades

2/18/2021

Today’s Teens Questioning the Status Quo When It Comes to College

2/17/2021

MATTER Board of Directors elects Amanda Escen as chair

2/17/2021

OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Conference to take place June 17th, 2021

2/16/2021

AdmitHub Raises $14 Million For AI-Powered Education-Focused Chatbots

2/11/2021

Altierus Career College-Tampa and Ultimate Medical Academy-Clearwater Partner to Provide On-Ramps to Nursing Careers

2/4/2021

ECMC Group, Alumnus, and NBAEF Offer Public School Staff COVID-19 Grants

2/1/2021

Venture Capitalists Invested a Record $1.9B in Minnesota in 2020

1/28/2021

Turn Extracurricular Activities Into Scholarships

1/13/2021

ECMC Foundation Launches Catalyzing Transfer Initiative

1/11/2021

Twin Cities Entrepreneur Develops Mental Health Website for Teens

1/6/2021

Career Education Is One Thing Biden and McConnell Can Agree On

1/5/2021

EmpowerU, a Student Sel Service, Takes In $1 Million in Seed Funding