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Shelton State Community College
With a strong emphasis on workforce training and flexible learning options, Shelton State Community College is committed to meeting the diverse needs of both traditional and non-traditional students.
The College Search: Parents and Students Value Proposition Compared
According to our annual survey, parents and their students – perhaps surprisingly – value nearly the same aspects of the post-secondary education experience and are mostly on the same page about their larger concerns.
How Students and Parents are Making Post-Secondary Decisions
Through our latest annual survey, we learned a great deal about the higher education decision making process for both students and their parents. We uncovered some overlapping influences as well as some divergent ones, and saw just how much some things matter to each target segment.
Survey Insights: The Challenges and Opportunities
In our 2nd Annual Parents and Students Post-Secondary Education Survey, we outline how all institutions – public and private four-year schools, community colleges, and vocational education programs – can work through or mitigate significant challenges impacting enrollment, including the Enrollment Cliff, rising education costs and ROI of post-secondary education, labor market demands and much more.
Second Annual Parents and Students Survey
In our 2nd Annual Parents and Students Post-Secondary Education Survey, we uncovered the motivations driving the most targeted segments for education marketers: high school students and their parents. We outline how all institutions – public and private four-year schools, community colleges, and vocational education programs – can work through or mitigate the current challenges impacting post-secondary enrollment.
Can Dual Enrollment Help Fill Higher Education Classrooms?
Higher education institutions of all types are under intense pressure from drops in enrollment. Finding more pathways to bring students into an institution can help colleges survive this national enrollment slump. One way to deliver a smoother pathway to college for some students is to partner with high schools to offer dual enrollment courses. Dual enrollment courses can potentially encourage students who wouldn’t otherwise have considered college to enroll after high school.