37 Million and Counting: Toward Innovative Approaches to Recruitment, Retention, and Credentialing

Issue No. 4 • July 2016

In “37 Million and Counting: Toward Innovative Approaches to Recruitment, Retention, and Credentialing,” Craig Follins, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Special Projects, Alamo Colleges, presents an exploration, examination, and analysis of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) and Competency-Based Education (CBE) in U.S. higher education institutions as a way to address today’s “perfect storm” within the higher education/workforce development landscape.