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Characteristics of Adult Learners and How to Engage Them

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

To address these added concerns and responsibilities, higher-ed marketers need to ensure program value is obvious to nontraditional students as they consider the financial undertaking that is higher education. Pinterest’s focus on inspiration and education draws audiences in as a helpful resource rather than a platform for entertainment.

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Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”?

EAB

So there are easy things that I've seen visiting community colleges, I visited a community college in Maine where the financial aid staff all went to lunch at the same time. Can we entertain the idea of office hours in the evenings? But some community colleges have managed to do it. This had a huge impact on retention.