by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 15, 2020 | Student Success, Technology Research
“360,316 already enrolled.” It is big numbers like this—featured on the homepage of the 10-course Data Science “specialization” from Johns Hopkins University and many others offered by other schools on Coursera, the giant MOOC platform, that both substantiate and...
by Michael Miller, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Feb 4, 2020 | Student Success
“America is facing a workforce crisis with implications for economic competitiveness and national defense,” according to STEMconnector’s recent report covering the tech skills gap. “Some estimate up to 2.4 million STEM jobs go unfilled.” While traditional colleges and...
by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jan 28, 2020 | Student Success
Question: How will employers fill the growing vacancies for jobs requiring middle-skills – those needing at least a high school diploma but less than a bachelor’s degree, accounting for about 24% of the U.S. workforce?Answer: Not through LinkedIn.For Frank Britt, CEO...
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 | 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,...
