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Study Finds that Promise Program Still Leaves Racial Gaps

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

The research, published in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education , focused on participants in the first such program, the Kalamazoo Promise. The results reveal the limits of purportedly race-neutral policies, said Dr. Wil del Pilar, senior vice president of the Education Trust, a nonprofit that focuses on educational equity.

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Alabama Community Colleges See Highest Enrollments in a Decade

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Baker More than 170,000 residents enrolled in academic courses or registered for adult education and workforce training during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). Nearly 123,000 of those residents were part of credit-based programs, a 6.2%

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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

EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

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

EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This cost-consciousness impacts the way this new generation of prospective graduate and adult learners approaches higher ed. In this year’s survey, students identified financial aid and scholarships as the most important factors in their enrollment decision. But no two adult learners are the same.

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

EAB

APRIL 25, 2023

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education How can you effectively manage your recruitment funnel, predict yield, or plan for the administration of your programs if 80% of applicants are stealth? And are discounts or scholarships advertised? Is the program tuition readily available?

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How to expand opportunities for Hispanic adult learners in nursing and healthcare

EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

One of the reasons I love working with our partners to grow their graduate, online, and adult enrollment is because their programs are the center of higher ed’s mission and margin. Graduate and adult-serving programs provide the career-changing opportunities that can improve the lives of entire families.

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

EAB

APRIL 24, 2023

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. This insight inspired the school we worked with to go back out with a repackaged scholarship offer. Try these 4 strategies.

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I’m your future Gen Z adult learner. Here are three ways to hook me with your program webpage.

EAB

AUGUST 15, 2023

Blogs I’m your future Gen Z adult learner. Guest post by Jordyn Morris, who is interning in EAB’s Research division As a college junior, graduate education is regularly on my mind, as it is for many of my peers. EAB estimates that by 2031, 60% of adult learners will be Gen Z (like my classmates and me).

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Just Knowledge: my GO-GN Fellowship project

Catherine Cronin

APRIL 21, 2022

Although I have worked as an open educator within the higher education sector for many years, this GO-GN Fellowship is a departure from that standpoint. Green Sod Ireland works with local communities, raising awareness of the health, educational, social, economic and environmental benefits of caring for the land and its biodiversity.”

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Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

EAB

OCTOBER 19, 2023

These alumni benefits fall into three major categories: educational, continued student services, and networking and community building. 8 Benefits and Tactics for Long-term Alumni Engagement Educational Benefits Most relevant to graduates’ initial relationship to the university are educational benefits.

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6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one

EAB

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As illustrated in the bar chart below, the last two decades have been characterized by a few distinct challenges: growth in online education , a rapidly evolving competitive landscape , economic recessions, and of course, a global pandemic. NTR can be calculated as Total Annual Tuition minus Discount/Scholarship.

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Struggling to set graduate enrollment goals? Here’s our step-by-step guide.

EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

You’ll also need to consider discounts, such as scholarships and grants. A review of local and regional labor market data , along with an analysis of census data like educational attainment in your state, can shed light on the market opportunity in your area.

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Survey Highlights What Matters Most to Adult Learners

EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Todd and Beth urge university leaders to make their school website more helpful to adult learners. 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. BD: Right.

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