Douglas Belkin at The Wall Street Journal reports that today, colleges and universities enroll about 15 million undergraduate students, while companies employ about 800,000 Apprentices.  In the past decade, college enrollment has declined by about 15%, while the number of Apprentices has increased by more than 50%, according to Federal data and Robert Lerman, a Labor Economist at the Urban Institute and Co-Founder of Apprenticeships for America.  And, Apprenticeship Programs are increasing in both number and variety.  About 40% are now outside of the Construction Trades, where most have traditionally been, Lerman said.  Programs are expanding into White-Collar industries such as banking, cybersecurity and consulting.

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