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Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how

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Blogs Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how Insights from our new survey of 3,800+ graduate and adult learners As the demographics of prospective graduate students and adult learners change, so do students’ application preferences and behaviors. Organic social media can change that.

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Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs

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Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs. Market concentration, however, threatens most programs’ success. Considerations for a successful cybersecurity program. Asynchronous, online programs also allow for a larger, more diverse applicant pool. December 7, 2022. December 6, 2022.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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To design microcredentials that meet student needs, follow these 3 steps

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Rather than trying to build many types of microcredentials all at once, they focus on one specific application of the value of microcredentials. As a result of this change, they have seen more applicants for the traditional on-campus master’s program despite faculty fears that microcredential enrollment would cannibalize master’s enrollment.

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

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While many institutions follow a robust yield playbook for their undergraduate programs , I’ve found this isn’t always the case for graduate and adult education programs. Here’s how one university generated a 71% admit to enrollment rate Adults need reminders, too. Try these 4 strategies.

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

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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. Get more information For more on recruiting adult student populations, including graduate students, subscribe to the Professional and Adult Education Blog.

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4 tactics to reach, recruit, and enroll “stealth shoppers”

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One factor making it more difficult to recruit graduate and adult learners is the rise of “stealth shopping.” Stealth shoppers Stealth shoppers are the prospective students who are unknown to your institution until they actually submit an application.