On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the employment numbers for the month of July. They were – in a word -hot. According…
Posts tagged as “WCC fall enrollment”
According to National Student Clearinghouse data, about 1 million 2020 high school graduates didn’t enroll in college last fall. The NSC tracks only about half…
A group of five North Carolina community colleges have teamed up to increase fall enrollment in their institutions. The group will target adults between the…
A growing number of indirect indicators point to reduced fall enrollment for higher education institutions this year. The decline seems especially pronounced among low-income students.…
Last month, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board both issued COVID-19 recommendations. Higher education institutions in Illinois should require…
Community colleges are doing more than forgiving student debt in their efforts to boost their fall enrollment. They’re using federal assistance to pay for incentives…
Last month, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center published updated enrollment data for US colleges and universities. The figures show enrollment drops from 2019 to…
Yesterday, I wrote about the need for WCC to better recruit graduating high school seniors. One reason is that some recent high school graduates (most…
Community colleges are having a hard time predicting fall enrollment this year. On one hand, recessions usually bode well for community college enrollment. As the…
The pandemic seemingly provides an opportunity for community colleges to boost enrollment. While university students evaluate their options, community colleges dangle the chance to stay…