A Gallon of Milk or a Degree?
Adult students have a great deal of pressures on their time and resources, thus postsecondary...
Looking to Tech-Literacy to Increase Retention
Ensuring students have basic technological skills prior to their first classes can increase...
Persistence Beneficial for Students and Institutions
In order to increase the overall national higher education completion rate, institutions must pay...
Understanding the Needs and Expectations of Non-Traditional Students
Most institutions don’t adequately understand the needs and experiences of their non-traditional...
Academic Advising: A Critical Element to Adult Student Success
Strong academic advising teams can make all the difference when it comes to retaining adult...
If You Build It, What Will Happen? The Importance of Market Research
Continuing education units should engage in market research before developing a program to ensure...
Increasing Affordability by Reducing Divide Between Merit and Need-Based Aid
Offering significant tuition discounts through scholarships and other loans may not reduce cost to...
Hitting “Restart” For Those Who Have Stopped Out
By focusing efforts on enrolling adults with some college experience, West Virginia has the...
Three Major Changes for Higher Education Institutions
As students become increasingly savvy as consumers, higher education institutions must adapt their...
Three Ways to Attract and Retain Adult Learners
The numbers of 18 to 22-year-olds enrolling in higher education institutions are declining, so...
Five Ways Institutions Can Capture More Adult Enrollments Using MOOCs
—Co-Written with Karen Vignare | Associate Provost of the Center for Innovation in Learning,...
Five Changes to Increase Adult Student Success
Adult students are returning in droves to colleges and universities across the country, and...
