Pandemic Challenges Higher Ed To Reach Enrollment Goals
The pandemic continues to challenge higher education’s enrollment goals. To help institutions, the Research Center will release the following three research reports in June.
Spring 2021 Transfer Enrollment Declines 3.8 Times Larger Than Last Spring
For this spring, COVID-19 accelerated the decline in transfer particularly for White and Black students, male students, and traditional college-age students.
Fall 2020 College Enrollment Update for the High School Graduating Class of 2020
The pandemic disproportionately affected graduates of low-income, high-poverty, and high-minority high schools, with their enrollments dropping more steeply than their more advantaged counterparts.
Latest Research Shows 6-Year College Completion Slows Down for Full-Time and Part-Time Students
The latest Yearly Success and Progress Rates report helps institutions and states better identify and inform effective intervention points to increase student success.
COVID-19 Impact: First-Time Associate Degree Earners Decline to Lowest Level Since 2012-13
New report shows a looming completion challenge for community college students, as evidenced by the lowest number of associate degree earners in years.
Stay Informed with the Latest Enrollment and Transfer Research Reports
Dates released for the next Stay Informed with the Latest Enrollment Information and COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Report.
Adult Students Need to Be a Higher Ed and Workforce Priority
COVID-19 has identified many legacy systems that aren’t as effective anymore, as well as accelerated important changes in how we understand the future of work. Educational institutions need to adapt to properly prepare the labor market for a rapidly changing future.
The Future of Higher Education in 2021 and Beyond
Doug Shapiro, Ph.D., Executive Director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, discusses the state of higher education amid the pandemic, specifically the effect of the pandemic on college access for students, and the future of the higher education in 2021 and beyond.
Research Center’s 2020 Reports Reveal College Enrollment Trends
During December, the Research Center delivered four very important reports to benefit colleges, universities, high schools, and policy leaders about fall 2020 enrollment trends throughout the nation.
Fall 2020 First Look Research Reveals Transfer Patterns and Enrollment Challenges
Discover the postsecondary enrollment, transfer, mobility, and progress data that will quantify the impact of COVID-19 on higher education in the United States.