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Adult learners: Who they are & what they want from college

EAB

Hear EAB’s latest research on the characteristics of the adult learner market We’ve rounded up a few quick facts about adult learners—check them out below. In our 2023 survey of adult learners , respondents identified financial aid, scholarships, and cost of attendance among the top factors they consider when making an enrollment decision.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Survey data show disparities in college course registration holds

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” What about financial holds? Gottlieb says these aren’t always bad news for students, either: “Sometimes it means that the student hasn’t shown up in Financial Aid to sign their promissory note.” ” More difficult are financial holds due to large balances that students must pay on their own.

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

She had been an adult student in a community college and then transferred to a bachelor’s degree where I was in a very traditional R1 research university. Even simple things like naming your Cashier’s Office, the bursar’s office. I looked and we were literally standing in front of the cashier, but the sign read, “Bursar’s.”

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The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness

EAB

All of my research recently has been on the impact of the pandemic on college student success and looking at the ways we're gonna have to evolve to better support students going forward as we navigate this recovery. We can think about the Financial Aid Office. Did you know your bursar is a wellness office?

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How to Encourage Student Help-Seeking Behavior

EAB

I'm a managing director of research here, and I have done a lot of work on student success over the years. LS: In fact our research has shown that there's four primary benefits that students experience from truly building and developing their help seeking skills. Maybe financial aid isn't in Navigate yet.

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