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Subscribe at careercollegecentral.com 4 Dear Readers, Welcome to the first quarterly edition of Career College Central. For more than a decade, readers have been turning to our pages, both print and online, to find the latest news, insights and trends involving career schools. We have established a tradition of bringing our schools a voice and giving them a place where they can read stories about the positive impacts career schools are having on students' lives. is year, for the first time in a long time, we are truly optimistic about what our schools might be allowed to accomplish. Scrutiny and negativity have overwhelmed our schools for years. We've watched as attendance has declined and schools have closed. But now we see a new light. While there is still much to be determined, a new presidential administration could positively change the environment that has hindered us for so long. With a new administration come critical new leaders. In this edition of Career College Central, we offer you facts we believe you should know about the new secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, and how her leadership may impact career colleges. We also look back on the year that was 2016 through some of the news articles that appeared in our publication. is year in review tells the story of a "down" beginning to the year that gradually turned into a new hope for our schools. LETTER FROM THE Robert "Bob" Martin, Publisher PUBLISHER If the slight upswing that 2016 offered isn't enough of a motivating storyline for you, we look even further back than that, drawing historical connections between what happened to our schools in the past and what's occurring today. Would you believe there's a historical connection between the changes brought to our sector in the 1860s by the typewriter and what occurred in the early 2000s with the advent of the internet? e story with our history always seems to be that history repeats itself — and our sector always finds a way to weather the storm. And, as always, we examine a dynamic career field with an in- depth report on health sciences, focusing our coverage on job growth and career opportunities that could impact the students sitting in your classrooms. is thriving area of employment is continuing to expand as many of our schools concentrate on offering related programs. We hope you will join us in the excitement of this edition and 2017 in general. We are confident it's going to be an excellent year. And aer a dark period that has lasted for years, I believe we all deserve it! JOIN US ON Write a COMMENT about US or just SHARE US and YOU can WIN a $50 Gift Card.