A new report released by the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, or NRCCTE, outlines the affordability and access for Occupational and Non-Traditional Students. The review of community college agency and state legislative websites for all 50 states examine what types of initiatives exist to increase access to and affordability of postsecondary education, especially in community college programs that lead to occupational advancement.
The report showed that states were also targeting specific occupational fields for aid in order to develop the workforce needed in that state. The report’s authors are Marisa Castellano and Laura T. Overman of the NRCCTE.