Undergraduate enrollment declined by more than 662,000 students or 4.7% from spring 2021, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
More than 39 million Americans have some college, but no credential, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Education leaders provided insight during a webinar on students re-enrolling and finishing their degree.
Clearinghouse President and CEO Rick Torres discusses the ways the Clearinghouse is helping students and institutions capture and share all of a learner’s experiences and education.
Colleges and universities that deployed success coaches were able to contact 27,000 former students and help 3,000 of them ultimately register for courses — with 73% of those students coming from underserved or underrepresented backgrounds.
The community college sector is a force for learner-worker enablement. Proactivity and measurement will be key to evolving the sector to its full potential.
It’s important for high schools to know the research data for their own graduation rates and student performance. The Clearinghouse’s StudentTracker for High Schools can help administrators.
Institutions must better understand student backgrounds and meet first-generation students where they are. There must be a proactive strategy to reach out to these students and engage them.
There are several potential drivers behind enrollment declines. Students are considering not only the lure of an immediate salary but also are avoiding tuition costs and the specter of student loan payments that may loom over them for years.
The High School Benchmarks report features a special analysis of gap year enrollment for 2020 high school graduates who waited until fall 2021 to enroll in college.
Roughly two months into the second fall semester of the pandemic, postsecondary enrollment is now running 2.6% below last year’s level, according to the latest research.
