Kevin Kinser, Associate Professor, Educational Administration and Policy Studies, received funding that enabled him to provide some of the first-ever informational tools that can form a basis for future research on noncredit education. He interviewed data experts and surveyed a range of organizations that offer alternative postsecondary education programs. Such programs include continuing education, work-related training, and credentialing in the trades and technical fields; these are offered both by traditional institutions of higher education as well as a variety of other profit and nonprofit organizations (e.g., business and industry, professional associations, and community groups).