Calling all High School Student and Future Tuition Buyers!
Are you either a high school student or future tuition buyer for a student? We are seeking information from both groups about the college decision process. Each respondent who makes it to the end of the survey will be entered for a [...]
7 Things That Motivate Adult Learners to Finish Their Degrees
Adult learners consistently have the lowest persistence and first-year retention rates of any student age group, with rates hovering around 50% in most recent years. While students over age 24 have diverse reasons for dropping out of school, the group as a whole [...]
95% of Your Student Marketing is Ending Up in the Trash
The average college-hopeful student receives 454 pieces of mail per year. Is this the most effective medium to make meaningful engagements with potential students? […]
Remedial Education and the Pandemic: How Colleges Can Pick Up the Slack
Remedial education, especially for adult learners in community college and trade school programs, has been a fixture for years and one that has been well-studied over the past couple of decades. […]
Student Mental Health: It’s Not Just for the Counseling Center Anymore
With most people worldwide feeling stressed by the pandemic, not least college staff and faculty, we still need to add one more thing to our plates: finding ways to provide more student mental health services this year and into the future. […]
The 7 Student Support Initiatives You Need Now
Getting students oriented and helping them succeed in college will be more difficult this year than ever before. The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on every institution and individual in our society, and college students—especially at-risk and first-year—are going to need more [...]
Finding Solid Ground: College Finances in Changing Times
College finances were trending down before the pandemic hit, but they grew to become particularly dire once the disruptions to operations began in Spring 2020. However, no one has a crystal ball, and in fact, some of the current news is positive. The [...]
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The 2nd Annual
Parent & Student Survey
As we approach 2025, the landscape of higher education is undergoing seismic changes. Amidst these challenges, we conducted our 2nd Annual Post-Secondary Education Survey to better understand the perspectives of students and their parents. Now these insights are available for download.