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Community colleges are eying these new enrollment strategies

By Matt Zalaznick

Economic downturns generally lead to substantial enrollment growth at community colleges, and leaders at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin are working quickly to adapt their curriculum to emerging workforce needs.

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How Wichita State is messaging students over the summer

How to provide students (and families) with the confidence to enroll now

Access and Affordability Stories

May 28, 2020

How one university moved campus tours to Instagram

With prospective students unable to visit Kutztown University, the Pennsylvania school's campus tour guides took to their iPhones and Instagram Live.

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May 27, 2020

Future of higher ed: Cutting costs alone isn’t the answer for sustainability

Leaders should be considering partnerships and collaboration, says UB guest columnist Tom Kennedy.

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May 26, 2020

Discounted tuition: One way to help students (and colleges)

If the pandemic is eliminating the full college experience, should students continue to pay for it? questions UB guest columnist Mike Brown, of LendEDU.

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May 22, 2020

Why face-to-face instruction will have big impact on fall enrollment

The number of undergraduate students registering for college for fall 2020 has dropped since last month, according to an admissions and enrollment report.

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May 22, 2020

Why mascots are leading enrollment charge at one university

College admissions teams are having to get creative—and also trying to have some fun—as they work to convince students to enroll at their institutions in the fall.

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