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About CareerFunded
A neutral directory of career training: what each program costs, how long it takes, whether graduates pass and earn, and who can pay for it, built from official files.
Who publishes it
CareerFunded is an independent website published by Red Dragon Leads, a small publisher of directories. It is not owned by any school, training company, carrier or lead buyer, and it is not a government site. Pages are written by the CareerFunded editorial desk; write to editor@careerfunded.com.
Where the figures come from
- U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS (schools, programs, completions, program cost and length) and College Scorecard (net price, completion, loan default, earnings and debt).
- FMCSA's Training Provider Registry for CDL training locations.
- U.S. Department of Labor: the TrainingProviderResults.gov file of programs on state WIOA lists, and apprenticeship.gov.
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for pay.
- State nurse aide lists and state boards of nursing for CNA programs and LPN pass rates.
Every file, its date and how it is used is on the methodology page.
Editorial standards
- Every figure names its source and date. Where a source does not publish a figure, the page says so; we never estimate it.
- Funding badges (WIOA list, state list) come only from a dated official list, matched by name and address. No list, no badge.
- We never promise admission, funding, a job or earnings. Earnings come only from College Scorecard and BLS, with the year.
- We do not rank schools or call any program best. Lists are ordered by distance, name or a named figure.
- Errors are fixed and logged on the corrections page.
Money
The site is free to read and nothing is for sale yet. No school can pay for its place, its order or a badge. How we make money.