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We can build a better future.

It’s time to expand opportunity by looking beyond the degree to the many paths to success, promising careers, and financial freedom.
The Challenge The Opportunity The Organizations
The Challenge

A degree isn’t the only path to success. This outdated mindset isn’t meeting the needs of young people or the modern workforce.

10.7 million

unfilled jobs in the country—and not all require degrees
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#1 challenge

for U.S. CEOs is labor shortages
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47% of high schoolers

say they are not likely to attend college
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The Opportunity

Young people are looking for more learning opportunities after high school that lead to well-paid, meaningful careers. Employers are struggling to attract talent but need to know how to evaluate candidates with valuable career skills and no degrees.

We can build a future that works for all of us. From short-term, stackable credentials to a myriad of other non-degree paths, reliable options that lead to promising careers and great skills already exist.

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It’s time we embrace them.
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Knowledge Hub

Together, American Student Assistance and Jobs for the Future are building a coalition of support, connecting ideas and partners, providing resources, and uplifting solutions already in motion. Join us.

ASA

American Student Assistance® (ASA) is a national nonprofit changing the way middle and high schoolers learn about careers and navigate education-to-career opportunities. We believe that exploring career possibilities, as early as middle school, and having equitable access to postsecondary education pathways aligned with one’s passions and goals will result in greater confidence and long-term success for all students.

JFF

Jobs for the Future (JFF) drives transformation of the American workforce and education systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all.

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