The Rise of Degree Apprenticeships

"Degree apprenticeships, programs that let students earn a college degree while gaining paid work experience, are a fast-growing model in education and workforce development. But new research from the think tank New America finds access to them remains limited and uneven. A report released this month by New America's Center on Education & Labor found that about 350 institutions nationwide offered nearly 600 degree apprenticeship programs integrated with associate, bachelor's or master's degrees, preparing students for 91 different occupations."

""These are two rapidly growing professional areas for degree apprenticeships," Love said. "There is an opportunity to make these paths into these professions more accessible." Degree apprenticeships combine paid work experience, on-the-job training, employer-aligned classroom instruction and recognized credentials with an associate, bachelor's or master's degree. Learners participate in work-based learning while completing coursework-known as related technical instruction-at a college or university that aligns with what they are learning on the job."

Degree apprenticeships combine paid work experience, on-the-job training, employer-aligned classroom instruction, and recognized credentials with associate, bachelor's, or master's degrees. About 350 institutions nationwide offer nearly 600 degree apprenticeship programs preparing students for 91 occupations. Programs concentrate in a small set of fields, with K-12 teaching and registered nursing accounting for the largest shares. Learners receive related technical instruction at colleges or universities that aligns with their on-the-job training. Degree apprenticeships are positioned as valuable pathways for states facing teacher and nurse shortages amid growing public skepticism about postsecondary credentials.

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