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Community College Enrollment: Reducing Inefficiencies in Onboarding

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

But the typical onboarding process for new students is dated — hindered by a lack of community, connection, and clear information that makes the experience feel inefficient and impersonal to students. The good news? There’s a relatively simple three-step blueprint to grow community college enrollment: Learn from your peers (i.e.,

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The 4 E’s of Enrollment Management

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

The high cost of a traditional four-year, on-campus college degree, rising wages, and a robust job market have led many potential degree seekers to delay or even opt out of college. But the news isn’t all bad. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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New federal data show two-year enrollment trends by age

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Older adults experienced declines as well, continuing a trend of the last decade. The analysis, shared in a blog post last week, draws on new fall 2021 enrollment data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, made public in late December. million students are enrolled in noncredit courses.

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How colleges can encourage higher FAFSA form submissions

University Business

Encouraging student morale Northwood University and Delta College in Michigan have sponsored a local nonprofit to network high-school and adult learners filling out FAFSA. The post How colleges can encourage higher FAFSA form submissions appeared first on University Business.

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How to Create a Credit Mobility Culture

Parchment

Marc Booker, Vice Provost of Strategy for the University of Phoenix joins us to discuss how institutions can adopt a culture of credit mobility by incorporating credit-for-prior-learning (CPL) and prior learning assessments (PLA) during the admissions process. Like think about an adult learner. They’ve had a job for 15 years.

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Better CRM Tools Key to Reversing Enrollment Declines at CCs

EAB

EAB’s Tara Zirkel and Mike Saxvik examine systemic weaknesses within the admissions practices at two-year institutions that allow far too many prospective students to fall through the cracks. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.

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Not Your Traditional Student: Changing Demographics on Campus

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

In our recent article, Your Typical College Student Has Changed—Why Haven’t College Policies , Kimberly Yavorski looks at these changing demographics at a deeper level, also presenting the argument that higher education policies, particularly around admissions , must evolve to meet the needs of today’s student body. A new type of university.