by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Jan 7, 2020 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Program Innovation, Student Success, Technology Research, Traditional Student Demand
Every year I stick my neck out and make some higher education predictions, and 12 months later I review how I did. My 2020 predictions concern three things that are top-of-mind for many higher education leaders: where the U.S. economy is headed, the certificate boom,...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Dec 3, 2019 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Program Innovation, Student Success, Technology Research, Traditional Student Demand
Every year I make three predictions for higher education in the year ahead (look out for my 2020 predictions in early January). In this Wake-Up Call, we review whether my 2019 higher education predictions proved accurate or missed the mark.Back in January, I predicted...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 12, 2019 | All Topics, Student Success, Traditional Student Demand
“Just one more question.” At the end of an Eduventures advising session with a university client, the vice president of enrollment said something intriguing. “The presidents’ cabinets have long been familiar with data showing falling high school graduates in our state...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 22, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
This is Part 2 of The College Enrollment Paradox. Read Part 1 here.In part 1 of this series, we wrote about the 7% increase in college enrollment among public and private nonprofit four-year schools over the past decade despite a 10% decline in first-time, full-time...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Aug 20, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
This is Part 1 of The College Enrollment Paradox. Read Part 2 here. This summer marks the longest period of uninterrupted economic growth in U.S. history—a full decade since we exited the Great Recession. Fall 2019 will almost certainly mark another record: a 10-year...
