EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams.

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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). Baker, chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Khrystyna Sanborn Khrystyna Sanborn has been appointed dean of adult education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. Sanborn served as associate dean and then interim dean at the college. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kyiv National University in Ukraine.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

MAY 7, 2022

In this recent piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education , I recently pointed out that one of the ways colleges stayed viable during previous enrollment shifts was to expand both physical campus locations and offerings and degree programs tailored to working adults. Shrinking enrollments. You can show support by clicking here.

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University Business

JUNE 17, 2024

The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

John Holford reflects on the funding for adult education enabled by the first Labour government a century ago, and hopes for something similar today. Plus letters from Ian Barge, Jennifer Basannavar and Jenny Braithwaite Jonathan Michie is, as usual, spot-on in arguing for universities to provide adult education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Over the past two decades, promise programs, in which recent high school graduates are offered free tuition to attend local colleges and universities, have become popular tools to bridge equity gaps in higher ed, with over 300 programs active in over 40 states. Students in college need support with the cost of living and food security.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership. At Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), college leaders continue to be involved in strategic discussions throughout Northeast Ohio with a diverse group of partners about solutions to connect people to family-sustaining wage jobs.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

My friend David Browning, who has died aged 83, was a dockworker for 15 years before becoming an academic and passionate advocate of informal adult education, working with local communities.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I feel confused when UK policy makers complain about there being too many students while simultaneously wanting more people to do ‘vocational education’ For the same reason, I feel confused when UK policy makers complain about there being too many students while simultaneously wanting more people to do ‘vocational education’.

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Higher Education Inquirer

AUGUST 3, 2024

Manufactured College Mania For years, authorities such as the New York Federal Reserve expressed the notion (or perhaps myth) that higher education was an imperative for young folks. 2U , Guild Education , and a number of online robocolleges reflected the neoliberal promise of higher education and online technology.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As colleges and universities welcome students back to campus this fall, the news about the future of higher education could not be more dismal. higher education, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. It’s hard not to embrace Wingard’s conclusion. million fewer undergraduate students enrolled in U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 12, 2023

Once hailed as the leader in affordable adult education for workers entering middle management, it is a shell of its former self--in an economy less certain for consumers. Subprime Colleges and Programs Threatened. But it shouldn't--at least not yet. Consumers Empowered.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2022

To help reach that goal, the system is looking to adult learners with some college but no degree. million adults in California have stopped out of college—by far the largest group of the nation’s 39 million total, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 7, 2023

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. ” The colleges involved are exploring different pathways to the idea.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

has about 18 years of experience in the fields of learning and development, training, digital marketing, content creation, education, and software engineering. She holds an MEd in adult education, a bachelor’s in engineering, and is a distinguished Certified Training & Development Professional (CTDP).

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2023

But, after the Scottish government reversed a decision to allocate £46m to colleges and universities “without warning” on May 3, there is pressure on the government – and its new leader Humza Yousaf – to release a plan on how it plans to fund higher education in Scotland. .

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Her research is motivated and informed by her work as an instructor and instructional designer within the California community college system. Anita Crawley, MA, worked at community colleges in Illinois, Maryland, and California, first as a counselor, then in academic affairs: She designed, developed, and taught courses, like Diversity 101.

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Helix Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Which is why I found so much value in exploring this relatively missed aspect of adult education. Yet this interplay, which requires support and affects persistence and graduation rates, is often overlooked by college and university administration.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 21, 2025

In partnership with AT&T, Coahoma Community College (CCC), the Community Foundation of North Mississippi, Delta Access, and Digitunity, MSBA is providing large-screen laptops to 100 eligible participants enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Workforce, or Adult Education programs at CCC.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt out”. As the number of traditional-aged students continues to decline, community college leaders must focus on enrollment and recruitment strategies within their control. Source: EAB analysis of American Community Survey data. The case for better prospect management.

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Continuous Learning Institute

JULY 28, 2023

"If you were to create a chart that looked at the number of students who are transferring and going on and earning a bachelor's degree for a community college setting, it is inversely related to the age of your students. We need to figure out ways to make education work better for those folks who have more in their lives than school.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

It has also suggested that the Department for Education should develop a specific ESOL strategy for England. . Liz Bromley, chief executive officer of NCG, a group of UK colleges, said that “consistent cuts” to ESOL funding and growing demand is making it “extremely difficult for us to provide this vital education to everyone who needs it”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. We offer faculty workshops on culturally sensitive teaching.” Morishita, interim president at CSULA.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Crystal Voegele, EdD, brings over 25 years of experience in education to her role at the University of Central Arkansas, where she serves as a faculty member specializing in literacy education and teacher preparation. Benson, EdD, is a long term educator who has always placed service to the teaching profession first in her career.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If there is another 0.25% increase in the base rate, as is widely anticipated, this will place government and university finances under further pressure over the next few years with significant negative implications for HE students, the UK Government’s education budget in general and the further education college budget in particular.

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HEPI

MARCH 24, 2025

Post-16 education in England is at a pivotal moment, with increasing efforts to create a more integrated and collaborative system. While elements of competition remain, the reintegration of the sector into the Department for Education presents new opportunities for colleges and universities to enhance their contributions to local communities.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With more than 82 million adults never having enrolled in postsecondary education and another 40.4 million with some college credit but no degree, there is a clear need for targeted, equitable strategies.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

For a deeper look into the reasons why college enrollments are declining, see our earlier post, College Enrollment: Cliffs, Shifts, and Lifts. Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative. According to the Tampa Bay Times , St.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

has about 18 years of experience in the fields of learning and development, training, digital marketing, content creation, education, and software engineering. She holds an MEd in adult education, a bachelor’s in engineering, and is a distinguished Certified Training & Development Professional (CTDP).

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Here are four trends to know about your next generation of adult learners.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

For a deeper look into the reasons why college enrollments are declining, see our earlier post, College Enrollment: Cliffs, Shifts, and Lifts. Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative. According to the Tampa Bay Times , St.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Follow a supported education model Existing ADHD accommodations at universities are often insufficient. Research published in the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability suggests students enrolled in college-level courses are far less likely to seek ADHD accommodations than high school students. Ready to find out more?

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HEPI

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This considered the demographic realities of applications to university, college, and apprenticeships – and what it meant for the system and our economy. Many adults are already engaged in learning. However, it can hardly be called ‘the norm’, sadly, with adult education still overlooked in the policy debate.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Research from the United States Department of Education shows 1.2 million fewer tradit ional - aged (18 - 24) college students in 2022 from 2019. At a time of intensifying pressures in higher education, colleges and universities are actively seeking additional populations to educate, namely adult and professional learners.

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EAB

APRIL 13, 2023

While still a primary source of income, undergraduate enrollment has been declining as fewer students enter college and more transfer or drop out. To meet student preferences and demands, colleges are more actively pursuing diversity and access, in addition to flexible offerings, as part of their recruitment efforts.

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Continuous Learning Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn how a college significantly improved equitable outcomes in math. In this episode, I interview Michael Wangler, veteran community college educator and former dean at Citrus College where transformational change in math resulted in positive student outcomes. See outcomes UPDATE.

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