Workforce Development
How Project-Based Learning Solves the Experience Gap for Employers and Students Alike
Learn more about project-based learning (PBL), a form of experiential learning embedded directly into the curriculum, and how it can help close the experience gap for recent graduates.
Workforce Pell is Here. Noncredit Qualifies with Caveats
Noncredit programs must be offered in clock hours to be eligible for the new program, and they also must clear a lot of other bars.
What Really Works to Support Rural Community Colleges?
Learn about new research focused on what’s working at rural community colleges, from dual enrollment and workforce alignment to student pathways and nursing programs. Join the conversation at the 2026 ACCT Leadership Congress and help shape future research on rural higher education.
Closing the Gap: Why Community Colleges Are the Key to Accessible Work-Based Learning
Community colleges can make work-based learning more accessible by embedding virtual, employer-connected projects directly into short-term workforce programs.
From Passage to Implementation: H.R. 1 Reconciliation Package
H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) or the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTCA), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. Since then, the law’s higher education provisions went through the negotiated rulemaking process to determine what implementation of this law entails.
Workforce Pell Is Here. July 1 Is Just the Beginning.
Workforce Pell starts July 1, but this is neither deadline nor due date.
