The Washington Post: More workers without degrees are landing jobs. Will it last?

July 8, 2022

By Lawrence Lanahan

The increasing availability of good jobs for those without degrees coincides with challenges for traditional higher education

Troy Groom, of Hyattsville, Md., was browsing social media this spring when he read something that made him perk up: Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced in March that the state government would strip bachelor’s degree requirements from thousands of job listings.

Groom had left Bowie State University when his first daughter was born. That daughter now has a college diploma. Groom still does not. But he had gained experience and credentials: a two-decade rise in retail and a suite of computer networking certificates that led him to three years of information technology contracting gigs…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/08/jobs-no-college-degrees/