Career College Central

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PUBLISHER Dear friends, 2016 has been a pivotal year for Career College Central (CCC) magazine. We have not been immune to the immense changes and turbulence in our sector of higher education. But despite all we have gone through, the sector continues to graduate "work-ready" students who respond to our nation's workforce needs. CCC remains committed to reporting on their important trends and supporting enrolling students. During the past year, the pages of CCC have showcased important national employment trends in health sciences, mechanical sciences, information technology, business and arts careers. Employers in each of these areas annually hire tens of thousands of our graduates. This will continue in 2017, and CCC will keep reporting these trends. CCC also remains committed to career college operators/professionals, enrolling students and sector alumni — CCC readership reflects this commitment. Readership now surpasses 200,000, and we are delivering our publication through our new digital edition as well as print. We are proud to deliver the career college student success message to over 18,000 key education and government leaders nationwide. For 2017, CCC magazine will transition to a quarterly publication easily read on any electronic device. Follow our digital journey by downloading our app available through the Apple and Android app stores. I hope we can count on your continued support! Sincerely, Robert L. Martin Publisher Career College Central The Imagine America Foundation (IAF), established in 1982, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing scholarships for education, research and training support for the career college sector. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided more than $10 million in scholarship and award support for graduating high school seniors, adult learners and U.S. military personnel attending career colleges nationwide through its award-winning Imagine America programs. The Foundation also publishes vital research publications for the higher education sector, honors achievement in career education and offers financial literacy education to thousands of enrolling career college students through its Financial Planning Made Simple tool. ABOUT THE IMAGINE AMERICA FOUNDATION

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