Recruitment & Enrollment

From freefall to flywheel: How small colleges can build a data-driven enrollment engine that lasts

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When small institutions align with data-driven enrollment engines, they produce outcomes that speak for themselves.
Across higher education, small private institutions are at an inflection point. Enrollment has fallen nearly 15 percent since 2019, and the traditional model of tuition dependence is showing…
Student Experience

From Brightspace to the workplace: Leveraging LMS for adult success

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When adult learners see the LMS not as a maze, but as a bridge, they engage more deeply and reach academic success.
For many faculty, the Learning Management System (LMS) is simply a place to upload syllabi and assignments. But for adult learners, who often study late at night after…
IT Infrastructure

How tech helps smaller colleges overcome budgeting woes and federal funding gaps

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Smaller colleges and universities are leveraging technology in new ways to stay resilient and fiscally healthy, beating federal funding woes.
From turmoil surrounding the U.S. Department of Education and federal funding pauses to the pending enrollment cliff and ongoing issues with FAFSA, smaller colleges and universities across the…
Student Engagement

7 ways to empower parenting students

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Community colleges are pillars of their communities for their ability to provide services at all stages of life--including parenting students
Parents face unique challenges when it comes to pursuing higher education. For example, they typically have more responsibilities at home, less time for studying, tighter budgets, and higher…