Universities across the United States are grappling with both funding and enrollment pressures and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Decreasing state funding coupled with lower birth rates of the recent past (Grawe, 2018) are forcing colleges and universities to rethink enrollment and retention strategies. Amid the push to…

To ascertain the status of non-traditional credit in Texas post-secondary institutions a questionnaire was mailed to 54 senior colleges and 52 two-year colleges; response rates of 87% and 98% were achieved, respectively. Results indicated that a larger percentage of two-year colleges (80% vs. 72%) were willing to grant some kind of credit for…

A study extended studies on use of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) by concentrating on learners/students outside of the college system and exploring student experience with all dimensions of the use of PLAR. Fourteen university students were interviewed. Findings indicated respondents had re-entered formal education by novel means…