About Us

The Imagine America Foundation and Career College Central want to be your destination for the latest information and resources for students wanting to pursue a career education. We are dedicated to helping you pursue your dream. From people looking to get their high school diploma to college graduates looking to follow their passion with a career change, we will be your roadmap to success.

Career College Central is the definitive voice of the career college sector of higher education. Our purpose is to be an unrelenting advocate for career colleges and the students who attend them. Career College Central wants to create a better understanding of the impact of a career education on the lives of students, the American workforce and our nation’s economy. Career College Central vows to be the ADVOCATE our students, staff and champions deserve. Join the definitive voice of the career college sector of higher education online, in print and in spirit. Together, our voice will be heard.

The Imagine America Foundation (IAF) has been serving the career college community since 1982. IAF provides scholarships, awards, financial aid information, sector research and faculty training; honors achievement in career education; and supports and promotes the benefits of career colleges to the general public.

More than 550 career education campuses participate in the Imagine America Scholarship and Award Programs. If you are a student enrolling in one of these schools, you could be eligible to receive a scholarship or award. IAF provides high school scholarships for graduating seniors, scholarships for adults 19 years old and above, and grants for military. By offering scholarships for students, we help thousands achieve their dreams.

The research used in Career College Central publications and analyses to promote postsecondary career education is sponsored in part by the Herzing Research and Scholarship Fund. Est. 2007