The Chronicle of Higher Education

Prior-Learning Assessment Raises Questions

In “3-State Project Will Explore Prior-Learning Assessment on Statewide Basis” (The Chronicle,, October 16, 2013), a new prior-learning assessment system for non-traditional students in Montana, Ohio, ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

3-State Project Will Explore Prior-Learning Assessment on Statewide Basis

Public-college systems in Montana, Ohio, and Texas will work with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning in a two-year effort to promote prior-learning assessment, the council announced on ...
Inside Higher Ed

Another Push on Prior Learning

The College of St. Scholastica, a Roman Catholic institution located in Duluth, Minn., wants to help working adults earn degrees with a hands-on approach to granting credit for learning gained outside ...
Inside Higher Ed

College Credit Without College

Prior learning assessment could be higher education's next big disruptive force, and ACE and CAEL are poised to catch that potential gold rush. But many remain skeptical about academic credit for work ...
Yahoo

How Prior Learning Assessments Can Cut College Costs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many students, attending college not only involves studying for exams and completing coursework, but also juggling other ...
Sun Journal

Prior learning assessment is topic at CMCC conference

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUBURN — Fifty-two professionals from all seven Maine community colleges ...
Campus Technology

6 Steps to Move Prior Learning Assessment Forward

A new report from Capella University shares ways institutions can grow their prior learning assessment (PLA) offerings. The PLA model is "the practice of documenting a learner's existing knowledge and ...
Yahoo

Take Advantage Of Prior Learning Assessments Through MTSU

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can shave time and money off your college tuition through MTSU's Prior Learning Assessment program! Find out more today! Check ...
Governing

An Underutilized Tool for Building Tomorrow’s Workforce

A strong workforce is vital to our nation's economic prosperity, and it has become more critical than ever that our workforce acquire advanced skills and postsecondary credentials. By 2020, 65 percent ...
ung.edu

Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)

Prior learning is learning gained through life or work outside of structured higher educational courses. Veteran and Adult Learner Programs works with UNG students in regards to PLA by evaluating ...
Daily Bruin

In the Know: Prior Learning Assessment

Correction: The original version of this In the Know contained an error. Learning Counts is a program of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Professors ...
The New School

Credit for Prior Learning

We value what you've accomplished in your life already. Even before joining the Adult Bachelor's Program, you have acquired valuable knowledge outside the classroom—through on-the-job training, ...