Can Trade Schools Feel More Like College?
Reimagining the Career School Experience When we talk about college, we don’t just talk about classes and credits—we talk about the experience. The late-night study…
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Level Up – Episode 5: Roxie Overaker Visits to Discuss Financial Stress and More
Roxie Overaker of American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) stops by for an honest, stigma-free conversation about how financial stress impacts health, why judgment-free support matters,…
The Fallout of Losing the Narrative
What happens when a generation is told there’s only one path to success—and then that path doesn’t pan out? We’re living the answer. Across the…
How the Trades Lost the Marketing Battle to Traditional Colleges
Think back to your high school experience. Odds are, the loudest voices—teachers, counselors, media, even family—urged one path above all others: college. Meanwhile, the trades…
Changing Perceptions of Career Schools
From Back-Up Plan to First Choice Ask a high school student what they want to do after graduation, and you’ll likely hear the word “college.”…
Rethinking the College ROI
Why Career Education Deserves a Fresh Look Remember when graduating high school and learning a trade was a perfectly respectable, often celebrated, life path? Wanting…
Level Up – Episode 4: Samantha Cornmesser Joins Level Up to Discuss Making Trade Skills Cool Again
A powerful conversation with Samantha Cornmesser, Director of Member Partnerships at Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), discussing the vital role of skilled trades in…
Level Up – Episode 3: DWD Welcomes Preston Zapffe to the Platform
In this episode, the Dealing With Debt community is introduced to Preston Zapffe, a Certified Financial Planner, to preview his plans for content creation for…
The Exclusive Investment Playground: Cracking Open Private Equity
On a recent Level Up Podcast episode, co-host Addison Wiggin posed a provocative question to Certified Financial Planner Preston Zapffe: Should 401(k) funds be allowed…
Dealing With Debt Joins NASFAA to Expand Financial Literacy Support Across Higher Education and Strengthen Title IV Compliance Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX — June 24, 2025 — Dealing With Debt (DWD), the nonprofit social platform dedicated to financial education…