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May 2024
College Enrollment Stats and What New FAFSA Applications Could Mean for Your School
Are better days finally ahead for four-year college enrollments? New data seems to indicate, wellā€¦ Maybe. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, undergraduate college enrollment for spring 2024 grew by 359,000 students, or 2.5% over the previous spring.Ā  This marks the first time enrollments have grown in consecutive semesters since the pandemic.
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8 Reasons Why Students Are Choosing Career-Based Educations Over Traditional College - And How Your School Can Attract More of Them! -
Itā€™s no secret. Today, more recent high school grads are choosing a career-based education over traditional college. In fact, the National Student Clearinghouse says two-year, trade-based program enrollment increased by 16% last year.
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Marketing Your School to Prospective Trade School Studentsā€¦ By Overcoming Misperceptions
Hereā€™s the good newsā€¦ Thereā€™s massive interest among recent high school grads (and adults alike) in entering the trades. In fact, 47% are interested in trade-based careersā€¦[1] And 73% of Gen Z respect skilled trade careers nearly as much as they respect careers in medicine.[2] Butā€¦ Thereā€™s also some not so good news. See, as...
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Prospective Students are Looking For ā€œSomething Differentā€ ā€¦ Give it To Them!
Times have changed. Many of todayā€™s students want a different kind of experience in college than their parents had. Sure, the on-campus ā€œlifestyleā€ with football games and parties is still desired by many, but weā€™ve been witnessing a huge shift in the priorities of potential college enrolleesā€¦ And that shift can be seen in both...
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