Failing to reach adult learners is a problem for the state of North Carolina, where there are more than a million people with some college credits but no degree.
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Posted inMississippi
Conflicting views of Mississippi University for Women’s future underline merger bill
Nora Miller, the MUW president, has said the university is in solid financial health because it has no debt.
Posted inMississippi
Mississippi University for Women is betting its future on a new name. Will it work?
MUW, seeking to rebrand itself, faces bigger issues than its name — declining enrollment, a deficit and liberal arts education no longer in vogue.
Posted inMississippi
Are Mississippi’s colleges and universities prepared for the ‘enrollment cliff’? Lawmakers want to know
The declining number of high school graduates will force the largely tuition-dependent colleges and universities to compete for a shrinking pool of students.
Posted inPittsburgh
After pandemic disruption, enrollment at CCAC stabilizes
Local community college enrollment dropped steadily after 2010, then took a further beating in 2020. Can CCAC now capitalize on a modest rebound to stabilize revenues and fuel the regional workforce?
Posted inIndianapolis
Debt with no degree: Indy student loan borrowers who don’t graduate face unique challenges
A third of Hoosier students won’t finish degrees in six years. What does that mean for their student debt?
Posted inThe Dispatch
Admissions storylines to watch
For this first Dispatch of 2024, I wanted to take a look at what’s coming down the pike in admissions in the coming months. I talked to a few smart people — here’s what’s on their minds: How financial aid offices handle the FAFSA rollout With the new FAFSA now available for families to fill out, […]
Posted inPittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s smaller colleges teeter on edge of ‘enrollment cliff’ and tuition drought
Private colleges abound in Pittsburgh, a city rebranded around the promise of “eds and meds.” But demographic trends, skepticism in the value of a degree and competition from other institutions spell fears for their future.
Posted inMississippi
IHL failed to increase oversight of off-campus programs amid anxiety about looming enrollment cliff
Mississippi’s eight public universities currently have wide latitude to move on-campus degree programs offsite.
Posted inCalifornia
Community college enrollment plummeted during the pandemic. Here’s one reason why it’s now turning around
California’s community colleges are seeing enrollment gains for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Older students — those over 50 — are some of the first to return.