Posts Tagged: PLA

Been There, Done That … Now to Get Credit Toward a Degree

Posted August 20th, 2013 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Homeslide, Schools, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

Assessing what someone has learned from work and life experience to determine if it's worth college credit When Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard M. Freeland met in June with representatives from Boston businesses and the local community, four-year colleges, community colleges and the workforce system, he described the Vision Project, an initiative through the Massachusetts De...

Credit Where It’s Due: NEBHE Survey Finds More Colleges Rewarding Prior Learning

Posted November 15th, 2012 by John O. Harney & filed under News, Newslink, Schools, Students, Trends.

At least 117 of 259 nonprofit two- and four-year institutions in New England offer some sort of “prior learning assessment,” according to data collected by NEBHE for the 2013 Annual Guide to New England Colleges and Universities.Institutions use student results on prior learning assessments to determine whether students’ education and professional experience warrant advance stand...