The extensive education and training programs established and run by business and industry for their own employees are discussed. The extent of corporate education is assessed with attention to cost, participation, providers, curricula, methods of instruction, organization, evaluation, and corporate colleges. Historical developments concerning employer-sponsored instruction are traced, and it is suggested that there is no longer a sharp distinction between corporate training and collegiate education. Some corporate colleges were begun by companies to educate specialists for their industrial needs. For traditional education, a degree-granting institution must receive recognition from the state, and there is also program and course recognition and licensing of individuals from accredited programs. Ways that corporate-sponsored education is extended legal recognition are identified, along with reasons that corporations seek recognition and issues involving accreditation. It is noted that a significant factor affecting the growth of corporate education is the growth of technology. Implications of expanding recognized corporate education are addressed, along with opportunities for research about corporate education. (SW)