Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment is flowing toward programs that offer clear economic value, forcing colleges to rethink their operating model.

Here are three ways that this network of small, embedded community colleges is dramatically improving bachelor’s completion for first-generation students.

Reduced-credit degrees have gained more traction in 2026 thanks to revised state regulations and continued guidance from accreditors.

Postsecondary enrollment in the U.S. grew by 1% in fall 2025, but heavy losses in one area confirmed some fears.

Over half of all students of color and those from low-income backgrounds begin at the two-year level, yet less than 15% earn bachelor’s degrees within eight years, according to a new report compiled by the Department of Education.

Since Spring 2020, non-degree offerings at for-profit colleges have exploded by 115%, contributing to the sector's third consecutive year of positive enrollment growth.

As college prices rise, there is one issue affecting the cost of college that neither side can argue with and which postsecondary institutions can readily address: Time.

Student enrollment may be eyeing a comeback, but the number of community college students transferring to 4-year baccalaureate institutions continues to fall off a cliff.