If colleges need students, they also need talented and experienced financial aid officers in order for most of their students to enroll and persist through graduation.
Let's rethink the classic corporate ladder metaphor because a career path is rarely a straightforward climb and colleges graduate must craft their own ways forward.
By reformatting existing programs into micro-credentials and certificates, you can market these new programs to employers and bring new learners through your doors.
After experiencing more than a year in a pandemic environment, today's high schoolers are more open to education paths other than a four-year college even though they feel pressure to take that path.