The New Rules for Marketing Skills-Based Education

The boom in vocational and two-year programs is a gift to education marketers – if you know how to position it.

Today’s students want more than course catalogs. They want proof. That means leading with outcomes like job placement rates, average starting salaries, and alumni success stories. They want to see themselves in the story, so show real students balancing work, family, and education, making career pivots, and landing meaningful jobs.

Price and flexibility matter, too. Many prospects are working adults or parents. Make sure your messaging shows that education can fit into their lives without breaking their budgets. And don’t forget the employer connection—partnerships with local companies add credibility and show a direct path from classroom to career.

Many potential vocational students are

working adults or parents

The institutions that nail these messages will stand out from the noise and win the right students.

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The cost of tuition has risen

180%

in the last 40 years

The number of students aged 18-20 pursuing certificates has increased

11%

year over year

The global alternative credentials market is projected to grow from $18.83 billion in 2024 to nearly

70 Billion

by 2032

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