Job Training at Colleges - NYTimes.com "Where the Jobs Are, the Training May Not Be" (front page, March 2) is right. The cuts in job training programs at colleges are a critical problem facing higher education. But there is some good news in the full story. As many traditional colleges scale back critical programs because of cuts in public financing, career colleges have increased training opportunities by expanding programs. Even during the difficult economy of the last few years, career colleges have used private investment to open new nursing and other medical programs, green technology-focused campuses and high-demand trade schools. Career colleges have a demonstrated record of training students for high-growth jobs across the board. In fact, 44 percent of career college students are enrolled in such fields compared with 18 percent at public institutions and cost the American taxpayer less by an average of $25,000 to train. Clearly, career colleges belong in this important conversation. The writers are co-chairmen of the Coalition for Educational Success.