Research shows that adults often enter college with a goal in mind, such as a career pivot, additional education in their current industry or completion of a degree they previously started. But ...

One of the looming concerns of higher education is the demographic cliff: the number of traditional college-aged students is set to peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically over the next several ...

Institutions must find new pathways to ensure that older students can meet the demands of today’s workforce. More Aid for Adult Learners Two seemingly contradictory realities are shaping the country’s ...

Adult enrollment isn't simply a marketing challenge. Marketing, admissions, technology and student support collectively shape the decision.

The traditional enrollment funnel was never built for the complexities of adult life. Designed around the steady rhythm of high school seniors preparing for college, it falters when applied to ...

Adult learners in colleges and universities nationally comprise about a quarter of all undergraduate students. Although that figure fluctuates in relation to the overall economy and varies further ...

For many adult learners, logging into a hybrid or asynchronous course is not the beginning of their day. It may come after a full shift at work, after helping children with homework, after managing ...

As the dean of the Hamilton Holt School of Professional Advancement and Graduate Studies at Rollins College, I meet a variety of adult learners returning to finish or obtain a college degree. These ...

This installment, delivered on a Sunday morning, is about the 'structure of learning' that connects the educational field ...