Undergraduate Credential Earners Decline for the First Time in a Decade
Undergraduate credential earners declined for the first time in a decade, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Transfers from Community Colleges to Four-Year Colleges Drop Nearly 8% from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022
Transfer enrollment from two-year colleges to four-year institutions, called upward transfer, fell nearly 8% in fall 2022 compared to the previous year, while reverse and lateral transfer began to rise, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
6 Strategies Higher Ed Can Implement to Address Post-Pandemic Challenges
Colleges are feeling the pinch as both enrollment and graduation numbers continue to decline. Discover six strategies higher ed can implement to address post-pandemic challenges.
Latest COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Report Coming Soon!
The latest COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Report is scheduled to be published soon. The research helps to better understand the impact on transfers.
A Look at the Year Ahead with Research Center Executive Director Doug Shapiro
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Executive Director Doug Shapiro discusses his top takeaways from 2022 and what’s to come in 2023.
National Student Clearinghouse Launches DEI Data Lab
The National Student Clearinghouse has launched the DEI Data Lab, a diversity, equity, and inclusion online initiative that will more widely share the Research Center’s nation-leading data and more.
Finding Opportunities to Boost Community College Enrollment
To help stem their enrollment declines, community colleges must communicate their value with hard data on employment prospects and income potential writes eCampus News.
National College Completion Progress Rate Stalls
Progress in the national college completion rate stalls, according to the latest Completing College report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The latest completion rate of 62.3% is essentially unchanged from last year’s rate of 62.2%. This follows a 1.2 percentage point improvement over the year earlier.
myFootpath and Clearinghouse to Reengage More than 39 Million Students with Some College, No Credential
To help bring more than 39 million students back to college and help them earn a credential, the National Student Clearinghouse and myFootpath are partnering to bring the Clearinghouse’s StudentTracker Premium Service to colleges and universities, at no charge to the institution, to provide secure, dedicated access to university datasets.
Immediate College Going Rate Fell Two Straight Years Since 2020
Fall 2021 immediate college enrollment rates for 2021 high school graduates in approximately 8,700 high schools nationwide declined by 0.9 to 2.2 percentage points, depending on high school income and minority-level characteristics.