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 Michael Miller, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 26, 2019 | All Topics, Program Spotlight
2019 IPEDS data shows Master’s programs now make up nearly 16% of completions across all levels of U.S. higher education. For several years, this market has been the primary sector of growth for many institutions—led in large part by the development of online...
by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 19, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
Given the new reality of dwindling high school demographics, many institutions are exploring out-of-state recruitment in markets with more favorable population statistics. Texas, in particular, is an El Dorado of future high school graduates.According to the Western...
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 Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 5, 2019 | All Topics, Student Success
The big day is here! It’s time for the NCAA to announce the top 25 college football teams in the hunt for the College Football Playoff. And every year we look at this event through a slightly different lens—Eduventures’ Student Success Ratings.As in past years,...
by Michael Miller, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 29, 2019 | All Topics, Technology Research
Imagine you are at a higher education conference and several attendees from IBM take the stage. They have big news. They announce that they have developed something called the University and College Information System— student information systems that promise to...
