Ideas and ideals about higher education have changed drastically over the years. It used to be understood that the best pathway to a great paying job after high school was four-year college. That’s no longer the case! According to a new poll from HR Dive, a remarkable percentage of US Adults believe trade school is...Read More

It’s no secret. No matter how much new data comes in, the facts are the facts… And it’s bad news for traditional, brick-and-mortar higher ed. College enrollments, generally speaking, have been trending downward, with some exceptions, for a long time. From peak enrollment in 2010 to the fall of 2024, we’ve lost roughly 8.4% of...Read More

In early May, we wrote you an article titled “Growth in Trade School Enrollment is Expected to Double,” saying that if you operate a trade school or career-based college, you’ve likely been seeing a great uptick in enrollments over the past few years. Because the industry has been, well, on fire. In that article we...Read More

As an institution of higher education, you know the best information about your current and prospective students, especially their true feelings, doesn’t come from hypotheticals or assumptions… It comes directly from college students themselves. Today, CMG will share the recent survey results from Inside Higher Ed[1] that offers you that very information. Information you can...Read More

Yes, college enrollment, especially for recently graduated high school students, has been trending down. But even with the demographic cliff upon us, there is an increasing interest in at least five degree types that now have prospective students, especially recent high school grads, really considering enrolling in college. What’s better, if you offer these programs...Read More

If you operate a trade school or career-based college, you’ve likely been seeing a great uptick in enrollments over the past few years. The industry has been, well, on fire. Now, there are a great number of reasons why enrollment have been on a strong uptick, but perhaps the simplest explanation of the new data...Read More

Analyzing your annual and quarterly data can reveal a lot of information. You already know this. But, while examining a full year’s data is always a great idea, you should also dive-deep into your most recent data, as often as possible. Why? Because hidden, short-term trends may be revealed. Trends you may only be able...Read More

Perhaps now more than ever, students of all ages, including adults, are looking for an education that can lead directly to a good job… without having to amass gigantic student loan debt. Because of this clear trend, career educators, trade schools and tech academies are having field day. Today, only about 25% of American adults...Read More

Because Adult Learners Want Them! There are a number of reasons why adults choose to enroll in post-secondary degree programs. But perhaps the top reason they enroll, especially online, is the ability to continue working while striving towards a better paying job once they graduate. However, as you also know, there are a number of...Read More

Just before leaving office, the Biden administrations released two new “information collections” that required both state and local providers of career and technical educations to meet additional reporting requirements. Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the move was seen by many in the CTE space as burdensome and unnecessary, while...Read More