PERSPECTIVES
May 5, 2026
 • 
5
 min to read

Employment Rate Is a Floor, Not a Ceiling: The Case for Measuring Career Mobility

For credential issuers serious about demonstrating program value, career mobility — new roles, new industries, measurable wage growth — is the metric that actually reflects whether a credential delivered on its promise.

CredLens
CASE STUDIES
March 23, 2026
 • 
10
 min to read

Franklin Cummings Tech- Improving Alumni Economic Mobility

How earnings data uncovered a 33% wage gap between two programs — and changed the path for every student.

CredLens

Franklin Cummings Tech is a Boston-area technical college and the only one in Massachusetts where the majority of students are men of color. Quality outcomes data from CredLens revealed that 2-year automotive technology degree graduates were out-earning 1-year certificate program peers by 33% just 24 months after graduation. Read the case study to see how FC Tech turned that insight into a concrete change in how they guide students.

Read the full case study (PDF) →

Latest posts

PERSPECTIVES
5
 min to read
Employment Rate Is a Floor, Not a Ceiling: The Case for Measuring Career Mobility

For credential issuers serious about demonstrating program value, career mobility — new roles, new industries, measurable wage growth — is the metric that actually reflects whether a credential delivered on its promise.

PERSPECTIVES
8
 min to read
Expanding Access, Ensuring Quality: How Quality Outcomes Data Strengthens the Credential Ecosystem

PERSPECTIVES
10
 min to read
The Right Data: What It Really Takes to Understand Learner Outcomes

The conversation at SXSW EDU highlights how three organizations with three different data journeys are all working toward the same goal: real economic mobility for their learners.