Though the needs of students and employers have changed, colleges cling to their historical mission.

The Washington Post reports.

How to fill the skills gap for new college grads who don’t have work experience

It’s a classic Catch-22 for new college graduates looking for a job: employers want experience for “entry-level jobs,” but no one wants to be the first employer to give that experience.

In recent years, dozens of coding boot camps and other short-term education providers from General Assembly and Galanize to lynda.com have emerged to provide the so-called “last-mile training” necessary to connect new college graduates without specific skills to employers who need them but are unwilling to provide the necessary training.