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.
Small, private institutions that lack "brand name," competitive edge and financial aid resources are in danger of closing around the country. One expert weighs in on how these schools can get their act together.
Young adults aren't as readily pulled toward a degree in higher education as they once were, and colleges need to stay on pace with them if they aren't looking to be left behind.
As colleges continue treading past pandemic lows, new data suggests a light at the end of the tunnel for undergraduate enrollment., graduate enrollment steadies.
As academic preparation seems to be the key factor to closing the college enrollment gap between students of different races, students that come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds still seem to need help.
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, colleges can anticipate a substantial rise in STEM enrollment as a 10.8% bump in growth in the field is predicted by 2031.
Above all, students want access to course information regarding technology use and instructors' expectations and syllabi prior to enrolling in an online course, according to a just-released study.
About 30% of the schools qualify as minority-serving institutions and nearly half are rural-serving while the counties that RPUs serve have higher needs—such as low education, low employment, and persistent poverty—compared to counties served by other institutions.
Holy Names University had "struggled to remain" open as administrators sought a merger as they grappled with rising operational costs, declining enrollment, and students' increased need for financial aid.
