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STEM Careers to 2035: What BLS Projects for Five Engineering and Computing Jobs
by Credential Review ·BLS projections for 2025 to 2035 for civil, electrical, mechanical, software and security jobs: growth, openings, median pay and entry paths for STEM careers.
Battelle Survey of 3,629 Finds Employers and Educators Split on Workforce Readiness
by Credential Review ·Battelle surveyed 3,629 Americans on workforce development and AI. Educators rate curricula far higher than employers do; apprenticeships top the fix list.
Record CS Degrees, Fewer New Majors: What the Taulbee and Clearinghouse Data Show
by Credential Review ·Computing education data: the CRA Taulbee Survey counts record CS degrees as new majors drop, and Clearinghouse figures show CS enrollment falling.
Microcredential Adoption Stalls at 53 Percent While Workforce Design Climbs, Survey Finds
by Credential Review ·UPCEA's 2026 survey on microcredentials and badges finds institutional adoption flat at 53 percent while workforce-focused design rose to 85 percent.
Graduate Engineering Applications Climbed as Computing Fell, CGS Survey Shows
by Credential Review ·CGS and Clearinghouse data on graduate degrees and pathways in engineering, computer science and the physical sciences: applications and new enrollees.
Employers Say AI Makes Real Skills Harder to Judge, WGU's 2026 Workforce Decoded Finds
by Credential Review ·WGU's second Workforce Decoded survey of 3,128 hiring professionals: AI and skills evaluation, degrees and certificates, for AI in education and work.
Engineering Added 41,000 Undergraduates at Four-Year Colleges in Spring 2026
by Credential Review ·Clearinghouse data show engineering added about 41,000 undergraduates at four-year colleges in spring 2026, one of the two largest gains of any major field.
How Many Employers Use Skills-Based Hiring? Reading NACE's Job Outlook 2026 Numbers
by Credential Review ·NACE's Job Outlook 2026 says 70 percent of employers use skills-based hiring. What the survey measured, how GPA screening changed, and the limits of the data.
Out-of-State Online Enrollment Hits a Record 1.72 Million: The Data and ABET's Rules
by Credential Review ·NC-SARA counts a record 1.72 million out-of-state online students in fall 2025. Federal IPEDS figures and ABET's rules for online and hybrid learning.
1.85 Million Credentials: Credential Engine's Latest Count, Broken Down by Type
by Credential Review ·Research & data from Credential Engine's Counting Credentials 2025: 1,850,034 unique U.S. credentials from 134,491 providers, with badges the largest category.
Who Earned U.S. Science and Engineering Degrees in 2024, by Field, Sex and Race
by Credential Review ·NCSES data on access & inclusion in STEM: women earned about a quarter of 2024 engineering and computing bachelor's degrees; Hispanic shares drop by level.
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