The federal government’s rigid hold over college accreditation is one of the major obstacles standing between our current bloated, unaffordable higher education system and something leaner and more widely accessible.

Higher education is evolving slowly but surely, and one small school is giving its adult students credit for the skills they already have.

More community colleges are renaming themselves in order to appeal to a broader range of students, as they move into the market for four-year degrees and workforce development programs.