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Eduventures 2019 Technology Landscape: Four Vendors to Watch

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 15, 2019

Just three years ago, in 2016, the Eduventures Higher Education Technology Landscape featured 518 products across 40 segments. In the 2019 report—published on Thursday—we feature 423 across 42 segments, a 22% reduction. Some of these changes have to do with...

Help Wanted: Student Expectations for Career Development

by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 8, 2019

“Do you want fries with that?” This has long been the signature joke to poke fun at the career development and opportunities—or perceived lack thereof—of humanities and social science majors. While it’s true that these students don’t have career paths readily laid out...

OPM Transparency? A Preliminary Report Card

by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 1, 2019

The old adage that nothing is certain but death and taxes is due for an update. We’re now assured that the arrival of a new academic calendar invariably sparks renewed debate over the merits, or lack thereof, of online program management (OPM) companies and OPM...

First-Time Undergraduate Enrollment: The Haves and the Have Nots

by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 24, 2019

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...

Tip of the Iceberg: A National MBA Market Overview

by Michael Miller, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 17, 2019

The current state of the U.S. MBA market can best be compared to your average glacier: large, slowly decreasing in size, and leaving a mark when it recedes. Still, MBA programs make up the greatest number of any single type of master’s degree program and enroll the...

Can Amazon Upskill Higher Education? A Beta Test

by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 10, 2019

Amazon Prime Day came and went on July 15th, and by most accounts, it left smiling faces around the globe. But just a few days before this annual shop-a-thon, Amazon announced a gift of its own: a pledge to [inlinetweet prefix="RT @EduventuresInc: Amazon plans to"...

Where You At?: Texting in Recruitment Outreach

by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 3, 2019

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...

How Blackboard is Cracking the Data Flow Issue

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Aug 27, 2019

Most conversations about integration hinge on the belief that technology solutions, once integrated, will share a data flow seamlessly so that users can access and use all data held within the integrated products. Unfortunately, this belief conflates data shareability...

The College Enrollment Paradox: Decline, Growth, and Sustainability

by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Aug 20, 2019

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...

Measuring Up on Net College Cost: Admitted Student Benchmarks

by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Aug 13, 2019

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...