If you are looking for one word to describe the state of childcare in Michigan, I would nominate “dismal. While many sectors of the economy…
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The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released Fall enrollment data today. Undergraduate enrollment is down 3.5% over last year and 7.8% since fall 2019. Graduate…
Legislators in Lansing introduced a bill last week that would allow community colleges in the state to offer four-year nursing programs. The state has experienced…
Yesterday, I wrote about Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, OH. The Higher Learning Commission dented EGCC’s accreditation because it didn’t maintain academic quality as…
Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, OH has gained attention for its enrollment growth at a time when community college enrollment is sinking. Online, out-of-district…
The pandemic has not been kind to community college enrollment. Since March 2020, enrollment at two-year colleges has dropped by more than 14%. First generation…
Yesterday I wrote about functional unemployment, a term LISEP uses to describe full-time workers who cannot make ends meet. LISEP also takes a broader look…
Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases unemployment statistics. The media widely reports them and people view these statistics as a measure of the…
Post-secondary institutions have their eyes firmly fixed on the Great Recession. The birth rate during that period (2007-2009) dropped, which means there will be a…
The US Department of Education collects a lot of data on higher education institutions. One data tool it publishes is the College Scorecard, which allows…