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

EAB

Learn more Learn more about intent marketing to recruit adult learners How to support adult learners For adult learners, the weight of career, family, and other personal obligations can make college especially difficult to navigate. July 31, 2023 How can you better support adult learners who are parents or guardians?

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Survey Highlights What Matters Most to Adult Learners

EAB

They also advise leaders to ensure they offer adult students maximum flexibility in course modalities and to highlight scholarship and financial aid opportunities that will make returning to college more affordable. It's important to note the increased importance of online support services as well.

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Are you losing grad and adult enrollments at the last minute? Try these 4 strategies.

EAB

On average, we see about 14% of respondents indicate they will “probably” or “maybe” enroll. Sixty-five percent of those students say they need more information, such as details about financial aid and overall cost, to make an enrollment decision. Explore the full survey findings: staffing challenges in grad enrollment 3.

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Improving Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Rates: Learning from the Arrupe College Strategic Enrollment Model

The Change Leader, Inc.

Assisting Students with Maximizing Financial Aid, Transferring, and Post-graduation Support Since Arrupe’s model depends on students receiving the maximum amount of Pell grants and state aid possible. Wrapping Up Arrupe College is thriving, and its numbers prove the model works.

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DEIJ Annual Report for 2022-2023

Goucher DEI

Enrollment Management Efforts While the recent Supreme Court decision on race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions runs counter to Goucher’s community principles, our commitment to incorporating DEIJ principles in everything we do will not waiver.

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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.

You have to provide the support structures so they can be caught when they start doubting themselves and then help them navigate the policies and processes they have to go through by going out to their homes, getting them enrolled, and convincing families. Marie DeSanctis 16:06 Absolutely.

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The State of Higher Education Part 2: Changing Higher Education Podcast 160 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton 09:45 Well, that makes perfect sense, given that there is less financial aid coming from the States. That’s what’s keeping students enrolled. So there is financial aid for students, and they see it as a great benefit to keep them persisting toward their credentials.