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Shifting Demographics in Higher Education: A Decade of Change

College Transitions

The landscape of higher education in the United States has undergone significant demographic shifts over the past decade. Let’s explore key insights revealed by recent IPEDS data on undergraduate enrollment from ​​2011 to 2022. Racial and Ethnic Diversity on […]

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How Do Online Student Expectations Diverge and Converge Across Generations?

Ruffaloni

At the graduate level alone, higher education researcher Robert Kelchen reports that over the last decade an average of 320 new online programs were being launched each year. Primary motivations: Online students of all three generations are driven to enroll and complete their studies for career-related reasons. .:

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College Enrollment Continues to Rebound, but Slowly

BestColleges

A new report shows that undergraduate enrollment rose 2.5% Overall, enrollment numbers still fall far below pre-pandemic totals. Finally some good news for an industry desperate for it: Higher education enrollment is up. In 2010, community colleges enrolled about 11 million students. in spring 2024.

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Online Program Managers: What Are OPMs in Higher Education?

BestColleges

It's unclear, however, how pervasive these companies are in higher education. OPMs have become a hot topic in higher education policy circles, but for the uninitiated, it can be hard to understand why. However, a 2011 Dear Colleague letter from ED exempted OPMs from oversight if they bundle services.

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Improve the precision of student enrollment forecasting

EAB

Blogs Improve the precision of student enrollment forecasting January 31, 2023 Jeff Pidcock Director of Budgeting and Business Transformation, Miami University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Interested in the Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship?

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. Increased competition Community college enrollment is facing several new external threats outside of the traditional competition from other colleges.

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges

BestColleges

College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." Enrollments have been dropping for a decade and cratered during the COVID-19 pandemic. To make matters even worse, a dangerous precipice looms on the near horizon, a demographic phenomenon known as the enrollment cliff. What Is the Enrollment Cliff?