by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Aug 20, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
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 decline in first-time college enrollment. Such a decline has not...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 16, 2019 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Program Innovation, Traditional Student Demand
Community college is “where America really goes to college,” said Dr. Gail Mellow, President of LaGuardia Community College, in her keynote at Eduventures Summit 2019. The scale of community colleges is the “invisible reality” in a nation obsessed with...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | May 7, 2019 | Program Innovation
In a previous Wake-Up Call, we looked at the association between online learning and per-student spend on instruction and support services. The trend is clear: the higher the proportion of fully online students, the lower the per-student spend. At a time of sticker...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 30, 2019 | Eduventures Summit
Anyone wanting to be immersed in the latest and greatest thinking about higher education would be hard pressed to beat Eduventures Summit 2019 . With the generous support of our partner, Strada Education Network, we have assembled a line-up of veteran leaders,...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Mar 26, 2019 | Program Innovation
What makes a great online course? How much of a course should be devoted to student engagement with content versus time with faculty, other students, and support staff? Our latest CHLOE report, published today, offers some insights. CHLOE, short for the Changing...
