{"id":121445,"date":"2023-01-30T00:02:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T05:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/?p=121445"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T20:42:06","slug":"pennsylvania-latest-to-eliminate-degree-requirement-for-nearly-all-state-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/pennsylvania-latest-to-eliminate-degree-requirement-for-nearly-all-state-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania latest to eliminate college degree requirements for most state jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Signals bipartisan shift away from degree requirements for state employment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, eliminated bachelor\u2019s degree requirements for 92 percent of state positions, following similar policy announcements by Republican governors in Utah and Maryland in 2022.<\/p>\n

For Pennsylvania, that’s roughly 65,000 jobs now open to candidates without four-year degrees, Shapiro said at a Jan. 18 press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shapiro also said he would review the relevance of degree requirements for the remaining eight percent of state positions.<\/p>\n

Over 66 percent of Pennsylvanians lack bachelor’s degrees, according to 2022 U.S. Census<\/a> data.<\/p>\n

The College Fix<\/em> left a voicemail with the governor\u2019s office on Jan. 23 to ask for comment on any plans to implement active learning alternatives for degree-seeking students, such as apprenticeship programs, but no response has been received.<\/p>\n

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On my first full day in office, I just announced that effective immediately, 92% of state government jobs \u2013 about 65,000 positions \u2013 do not require a four-year college degree.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not wasting a second. pic.twitter.com\/lajbkKpt07<\/a><\/p>\n

— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) January 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n