Search Results For stopouts

Millions in the U.S. never finished college. With targeted help, reenrollments are ticking up

AP News | April 14, 2026

Colleges and states are stepping up efforts to help millions of former students return and finish their degrees, but financial and personal barriers continue to keep many from the credential they once set out to earn.

Dual enrollment is among top reasons for sturdy completion rates

Alcino Donadel | December 07, 2025

Over half of all students who enrolled in college in the fall of 2019 with dual enrollment earned a credential within four years.

3 big misconceptions about “some-college, no-degree” learners

Scott Lomas | September 08, 2025

There’s an assumption throughout higher education that adult learners who want to finish their degree will simply return to the institution where they stopped out. That’s actually not the case. The latest National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report on “some-college, no-credential” learners reveals that more than 60% of re-enrollees select a different institution than the […]

More stopped-out students are now re-enrolling in college

Alcino Donadel | June 03, 2025

Fewer students are stopping out of college and 42 states recently saw increases in re-enrollment over the year prior, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Confidence in credentials see growth among current and former students

Alcino Donadel | May 07, 2025

Perception of higher education from current students and unenrolled adults is climbing back up to historic highs despite persisting issues with cost and mental health, a new report from Lumina Foundation and Gallup asserts.

With stopped out adults returning, where should you focus?

Alcino Donadel | June 09, 2024

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.

Community colleges are banding resources together to secure their at-risk students' education

Alcino Donadel | November 27, 2023

With HEERF funding in the rearview mirror, community colleges that have historically served the nation's most underresourced populations are getting creative to keep their at-risk students from stopping out and regain those lost due to finances.

In the age of numbers, don’t lose sight of qualitative data

Jason Levin | November 01, 2023

By balancing quantitative and qualitative data, we can advance meaningful solutions that address higher education’s most pressing problems and create a more valuable educational experience for all students.

Getting college students back and on track

Web Editor | October 25, 2017

Cindy Boyer has made it her mission to help reinstated students succeed. A decade ago, she was the sole employee of a retention-focused student success office at Eastern Illinois University when a student who had been dismissed twice applied to return. Because of concern the student might fail once again, Boyer took him under her […]

Celebrating excellence in higher ed

Web Editor | August 22, 2016

Stories of student success filled the air a few cobblestoned blocks from the NACUBO annual meeting headquarters in Montreal this July, as administrators from six institutions formally accepted Models of Excellence awards. CASHNet, the dinner’s host, sponsors UB’s Models of Excellence program, which has, since 2015, honored campus initiatives involving multiple departments that are driving […]