Post-Secondary & Workforce Solutions
Those with access to higher levels of education achieve greater rates of employment, better career opportunities, and report higher overall fulfillment.1
Compared with 2010, employment rates were higher in 2021 only for those with a bachelor’s or higher degree. For those who had completed high school and those with some college experience, previous employment gains were erased during the COVID-19 pandemic.2
A major barrier to educational attainment is affordability, with more than half of all unenrolled adults reporting the cost of a college degree as being a very important reason that they have not continued their education.3
SHARE OF POSTSECONDARY COMPLETERS EMPLOYED FULL-TIME, YEAR-ROUND BY PERSONAL FULFILLMENT, EARNINGS THRESHOLD, AND PROGRAM TYPE
JOB LOSS RELATIVE TO WORKING AGE POPULATION SHARES
These hurdles continue to disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minority groups, first-generation college students, working adult learners, and students with dependents, limiting the growth and prosperity of our communities.
To address this challenge, Vistria invests in post secondary and workforce solutions that provide high quality, flexible, and accessible workforce relevant programs for career advancement.
Undergraduate, graduate, and professional development services primarily for working adult learners.
Accredited institution of higher education combining unique academic and technical specialties to provide quality education in healthcare and nursing.
A leading provider of online solutions for colleges and universities to help students advance their education and careers.
- https://stradaeducation.org/report/pv-release-july-20-2022/?utm_campaign=public_viewpoint_release_07202022&utm_%20medium=email&_hsmi=220224839&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–fDeyX-13L1hLoF3cXl5J9sy6wevBN0cmU6kRTeo5TxvT%20YD59_GuHBamJql-GqqxXUVVfL6DN116GhvX6__FdKq6NkAQ&utm_content=review_report_button&utm_source=publicviewpointnewsletter
- https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022144
- https://www.gallup.com/analytics/391829/state-of-higher-education-2022.aspx
- Graphic Source 1: https://stradaeducation.org/report/pv-release-july-20-2022/?utm_campaign=public_viewpoint_%20release_07202022&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=220224839&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–fDeyX-13L1hLoF3cXl5J9sy6wevBN0cmU6kRTeo5TxvT%20YD59_GuHBamJql-GqqxXUVVfL6DN116GhvX6__FdKq6NkAQ&utm_content=review_report_button&utm_source=publicviewpointnewsletter
- Graphic Source 2: https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2020/june/%20unequal-impact-covid-19-why-education-matters/
FACES OF IMPACT
Youngstown State University is pleased with our choice to partner with Academic Partnerships that has improved our online learning processes, increased enrollment and helped enhance a workforce to the benefit of our communities. The quality, affordability and flexibility of these online programs provides learning opportunities for students who may not have had access to educational and career advancement. The success of our online degree programs has enhanced the brand of Youngstown State and helped us reach students in our region and beyond.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY,
ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS PARTNER
Unitek is the best. They have helped so many students and graduates, including me personally. My teachers and staff believed and shaped me into a better person than before. They helped me through mock interviews, especially giving me a boost of confidence before my externship started, and all the way until I finished. Everyone from Unitek Staff, thank you guys. From start to finish you guys were always there to help.
JOSELYN G.,
UNITEK MA PROGRAM, SAN JOSE
When family is everything, so is leaving a legacy. At age 11, Laurie watched her father, Bruce attend UoPX and become the first in his family to receive a college degree! As an adult, Laurie started a family and built a life for herself. Still, she felt like something was missing.
At 36, Laurie became a Phoenix, earning her bachelorʼs degree. Then, before pursuing her MBA, life happened all at once: she became a single mom of 4 and watched her father battle cancer. In 2019, Laurie lost him, but not before he got to see his daughter walk across the commencement stage. Today, Laurie isnʼt the only one carrying her fatherʼs legacy. ALL of her family members have degrees, including her mother. As for the legacy SHE wants to leave…“I just want my kids to leave the world better than when they found it.”
LAURIE S., BSB ‘17, MBA STUDENT
