From the failed and delayed 24-25 FAFSA launch in the spring, to the successful and early 25-26 FAFSA launch in the fall⦠From encouraging overall college enrollment growth numbers, to a title wave of college budget cuts and closures⦠From the promise of student loan debt forgiveness, to the courts mostly thwarting the idea⦠From...Read More
Picture this. Itās 1985, the stock market is roaring, the economy is growing at a robust pace, and over the past ten years, college enrollments have increased by over 1 million students.[1] Traditional higher education, and its outcomes for students are on a roll. With this in mind, youāre tasked with heading off to the...Read More
Institutions of higher education and students seeking federal financial aid can finally breathe a sigh of relief. After last yearās widely panned FAFSA debacle, this yearās FAFSA has finally launched. And, according to the agency, it has launched āearly.ā The 2025ā26 FAFSA was released on November 21, 2024, 10 days earlier than the original goal...Read More
āItās about time for people to start realizing that you can make more money, have a better career path, have a happier life, have a better family in the long term, by doing stuff with your hands.ā ā 25 year old Victoria Carl, auto mechanic, certified diesel tech.[1] Victoria Carl is not alone. The trades,...Read More
Have a look at these numbersā¦[1] 158%:Ā The cost of traditional, public college has risen over 150% in just the last 20 years. 65%:Ā Only 64.6% of students graduated college within six years. 50%:Ā Half of a traditional college studentās study-time is in general education, not their ācareerā major or focus. 33%:Ā One in three companies have dropped degree...Read More
The ātoolbelt generationā is upon us. Get this⦠A whopping half of all Gen-Z, and over 40% of Millennials plan on moving into blue collar work, according to a recent Harris Poll. Further, the poll showed that a majority of all Americans (72%) say theyāve noticed that young adults are highly interested in pursuing careers...Read More
Marketing your school and its programs through various digital media is an absolute necessity. In fact, data has shown that digital advertising can increase your ābrandā awareness by 80% or more. But, while there are literally hundreds of āthingsā you should be doing with your digital marketing, and a laundry list of things you should...Read More
The numbers are nothing short of startling. Over the past decade, over 500 private, nonprofit colleges have shuttered their doors. This year alone, itās been estimated that roughly one college either shuts down or merges with another, every week⦠And hundreds more are flashing financial warning signs.[1][2][3] Fact: Over the past 13 years, undergrad enrollments...Read More
You may have the worldās greatest, most detailed EDU sales funnel. You have, what looks like on the surface, a lead gen system or partner that gives you hundreds, maybe thousands of qualified student leads whenever you need them. You have a talented, hand-selected group of marketers, lead fosterers and nurturers in your enrollment departmentā¦...Read More
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that roughly 61% of high school graduates matriculated directly into college last fall, down from 2019ās pre-pandemic level of 66.2%.[1] However, while the fall has traditionally been the primary initial intake semester for new freshmen, (and we may be seeing an overall enrollment trend-change) there is...Read More
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