New Online Degree, Training Programs for Working Families

Organized labor has been a leader in helping workers gain college degrees and the latest in career training through affordable online degree programs.

The AFL-CIO and the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Md., are expanding educational opportunities for working families through a new partnership with the Princeton Review and its Penn Foster Education Group.  

The new "College for Working Families" will offer a range of degree programs and will allow union members and their families to build on their previous training, education and job experience. Read more about the National Labor College here.

CWA has been a pioneer in online and distance learning, providing training, certification and degree programs for CWA members and families through the CWA/NETT Academy for 10 years. CWA partners with Cisco Systems, Stanly Community College and others to offer associate degree and certification programs in telecommunications, digital media, criminal justice and other fields. For information, visit http://cwanett.org/.

CWAers and family members interested in applying for Morton Bahr Online Learning Scholarships for 2010-2011 can get information and an application at www.esc.edu/bahr or email special.programs@esc.edu.

Empire State College, part of the State University of New York, oversees the Bahr program, which also leads to a college degree. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2010.