RAND Research Topic: Vocational Education2024-03-23T02:37:34ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/vocational-education.htmlThe Value of Education and Training After High SchoolLindsay Daughertyhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA1141-9.html2022-02-02T09:00:00Z2022-02-02T09:00:00Z<p>The author reviews the evidence on earnings gains associated with various types of postsecondary credentials, including college credit–bearing degrees, noncredit training and certificates, apprenticeships, and occupational credentials.</p>If College Isn't the Pathway to the Middle Class It Once Was—What Is?RAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2022/04/if-college-isnt-the-pathway-to-the-middle-class-it.html2022-04-05T14:15:00Z2022-04-05T14:15:00ZIs college still the best path to the middle class? It's complicated. College credentials still do lead many to increased earnings, but the rapid increases in college costs, coupled with a strong labor market, have made the payoff for a college degree no longer a sure thing.