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TWO Demographic Cliffs? The Enrollment Case for Diversifying Revenue Streams

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Department of Education (IPEDS) projections for first-year students now, in 2020, and in 2016 in orange. The most recent projections (red circle) do not yet account for the revised population data, so the suggested enrollment growth is unlikely, given the new insights the census data offers. Six states will see more than 7.5

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

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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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Understanding the College Planning Needs and Perceptions of Low-Income Families

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Studies such as the World Economic Forum’s 2018 report found that it can take upwards of five generations for those born in low-income families in the United States to approach the mean family income. The gap for low-income students had reduced during that span but still remained 16 percent lower in 2016.

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How to uncover hidden threats in past enrollment trends

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Blogs How to uncover hidden threats in past enrollment trends What most institutions miss As we approach the beginning of a new academic year, campus leaders are already taking stock of their undergraduate enrollments. How many of them end up enrolling in any college or university?

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges

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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?

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How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines

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Blogs How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines Innovative tips to build and sustain dual enrollment momentum This story was originally published in the League for Innovation’s Innovatus Magazine (March 2023). Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4

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What Happens to 100 Students Who Start a Bachelor’s Degree?

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DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC Sources “ Completing College: Completing College National and State Reports – Fall 2016 Cohort ” National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (2022). “ Average Student Loan Debt ” EducationData.org, May 22, 2023 “ Immediate College Enrollment Rate: Condition of Education ” U.S. Economic Well-Being of U.S.

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