by Cara Quackenbush, Eduventures Senior Vice President of Research at ACT | NRCCUA | May 5, 2020 | All Topics, COVID-19, Snapshot
Eduventures Summit 2020 November 1-3, Boston, MA More Info Register Buy Tickets on Eventbrite The past six weeks have transformed higher education and introduced many unknowns. Things taken for granted are now suddenly up in the air. Questions about going online,...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 21, 2020 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, COVID-19, Snapshot
Q. Online is experiencing fewer inquiries and applications. Is this something that we should be anticipating will continue? What are the short-term and long-term implications of COVID-19 on adult enrollment? Yes, a number of schools have told us that they are...
by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 20, 2020 | All Topics, COVID-19, Program Innovation, Snapshot
Q. What should our virtual approach to financial aid look like since we can no longer host events or meetings in person? Financial aid is a particularly tough area because it is the area where many institutions have a lot of private conversations with families...
by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 8, 2020 | COVID-19, Snapshot, Traditional Student Demand
Q: Now that we are in the midst of yield season, what tone should we be taking in our communications right now? We’ve gotten advice to proceed with a business-as-usual approach, but is this really the right approach? As of April 7th, 42 states across the...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 6, 2020 | All Topics, COVID-19, Snapshot, Traditional Student Demand
Q. Our institution doesn’t differentiate between online and on-campus pricing. Should we be lowering prices across-the-board to get students to continue to enroll? To date, conventional thinking from colleges has been: same quality, same price. Indeed, common pricing...
by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Mar 23, 2020 | All Topics, COVID-19, Snapshot, Traditional Student Demand
Q. We are debating about whether or not to extend the May 1 deadline. We are considering being flexible with the date, but not necessarily promote it. Do you think that plan is too risky? In short, we don’t think there is any risk in moving the date, and if you...
