Stopped-out learners' past-due balances often bar them from re-enrolling in higher education. The Ohio College Comeback Compact has helped 95% of eligible students return to their debt-holding institution.
When higher education leaders ask me how they can more effectively integrate and support the growing number of adults enrolling in their institutions, I suggest they go back to school.
A demographic, dubbed "Rising Talent" can serve as an auxiliary source of enrollment beyond some college leaders' recent efforts to re-enroll previously stopped-out adult learners, declares a new report from WGU Labs.
The "great unbundling" of community colleges' academic offerings is rapidly feeding career-ready adult learners into high-demand fields. The prize for institutions: Higher enrollment and student buy-in.
Helping adult learners requires a system and institution-wide focus on providing effective support throughout the process and ensuring students receive credit for their past achievements.
The University of North Florida partially credits its enrollment growth to its focus on continuing education programs. But are institutions' outdated financial systems ready for an Amazon-like shopping experience?
Colleges seeking to recruit adults taking another shot at earning a credential may have the best luck with one specific demographic, which earns credentials at nearly twice the rate of their peers.
Professional, continuing, and online education units continue to gain momentum thanks to senior leadership buy-in, adult learner interest and program innovation. Research from Modern Campus uncovers what's holding them back from reaching the next level.
At a time when many students, especially older students, are questioning the ROI of a college education, alternative credentials are an easy way to align educational offerings with available jobs in the community.
