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The enrollment cliff crisis: How to pivot, not panic

Niche

Were talking about that dreaded enrollment cliff , and its no longer impending. Higher ed has started to feel the brunt of a steady decline in enrollment, a trend underscored by recent data. The most significant driver of the higher education enrollment cliff is the sharp decline in birth rates following the 2008 economic recession.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. Increased competition Community college enrollment is facing several new external threats outside of the traditional competition from other colleges.

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How Do Online Student Expectations Diverge and Converge Across Generations?

Ruffaloni

Consistencies Two of the most important consistencies across the three generations are: Decision Making Priorities : Online students of all generations prefer to enroll close to home but will opt for a more distant program if they can’t find a program that meets their needs nearby.

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Phil Hill and the Unintended Consequences of Online Education Policy

Ruffaloni

Through the prism of one of Phil’s recent blogs on the “ enrollment turbulence ” facing institutions, our conversation focused on how proposed changes to three U.S. That news, combined with findings in RNL’s forthcoming white paper on “ Two Demographic Cliffs ,” set us up well for our discussion about enrollment health.

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Video: Their Future Starts Now: Parents in May

Marks Education

Skip to content Enrollment is now open for the 2025-26 Academic Year Summer Tutoring Programs College Counseling Packages Contact Us Search Instagram-square Facebook Linkedin Youtube Yelp Why Marks?

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges

BestColleges

College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." Enrollments have been dropping for a decade and cratered during the COVID-19 pandemic. To make matters even worse, a dangerous precipice looms on the near horizon, a demographic phenomenon known as the enrollment cliff. What Is the Enrollment Cliff?

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UT-Austin Computer Science is Highly Competitive. Consider These Alternatives

Tex Admissions

UT Computer science was once nearly-open enrollment It might surprise you to hear that computer science majors at UT and other top universities have only recently become extremely competitive. During the first year that I worked at UT in 2011, UT CS received fewer than 600 applications and admitted over 50% of its applicants.