by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 24, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
The landscape for undergraduate enrollment isn’t fair. Some institutions get all the students while others struggle to make enrollment. Certainly, regional markets for first-time undergraduates are heavily influenced by geo-demography. But geo-demography isn’t the...
by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 3, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
About 10 years ago, recruitment marketers were debating the merits of reaching prospects on social media. Did this new channel present a promising opportunity for texting in recruitment? Or was it too intrusive?Today, we are hearing a similar debate around texting in...
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 Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Aug 13, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
How do your admitted students view your institution’s net college cost? How does this compare to other institutions like yours? And, why do you need to know?Not knowing leaves you in the wilderness, guessing about how undergraduate students think about price and...
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 Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 9, 2019 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
Campus visits are the single best way for students and their families to get a feel for different kinds of schools as they begin their college search and make a final assessment on fit. In fact, nearly all students (89%) tell us that their visit to their enrolling...
