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To discover more about this year's insights, check out the information below. To learn more about how your institution can respond to these modern challenges, visit us on LinkedIn for more interactive polls, real-time updates, and podcasts.
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Podcast Episodes
Listen to industry leaders discuss timely topics about the future of higher education
State of CE 2024
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81% of CE faculty feel support and buy-in from senior leadership to scale CE offerings |
39% say that their PCO unit is seen as academically unequal to other units |
48% are unaware of their enrollment numbers for their PCO unit |
Higher Ed Dive Report
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89% of students agree that their institution’s website gave them a positive impression of the school |
81% say their school’s website made it easy to find the information they needed |
87% agree that the enrollment process was easy to navigate |
84% say that the institution’s email communications helped them with enrollment |
Education Data Initiative
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First-time full-time undergraduate freshmen have a 12-month dropout rate of 23.3% |
41.9 million Americans were college dropouts as of July 2022; 943,169 of them re-enrolled that fall |
College dropouts make an average of 35% less income than bachelor’s degree holders |
College dropouts are 20% more likely to be unemployed than any degree holder |
Leadership Quotes from The EvoLLLution Community
Lifelong Learning
The university mindset needs adjusting. We should be conditioning for lifelong learning—education never stops.
John Porter
President, Lindenwood University
Student Centricity
The former way we thought about adult learners is that they were not college ready. Now we are asking ourselves are we student ready?
Lawrence Rouse
President, Pitt Community College
Non-Traditional Pathways
Breaking boundaries in higher education means adapting to the non-linear pathways students now take.
Madeline Pumariega
President, Miami-Dade College
Adult Learners
Microcredentials present a key cultural shift, offering lifelong learning opportunities and reimagining adult-centered learning approaches.
Mark Milliron
President, National University
Workforce Development
Creating a latticed approach to education, career and workforce development expands our academic portfolio to have more access points for learners in our communities.
Nicole Hill
Interim Provost and VPAA, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Online Offerings
Expanding and scaling online offerings is crucial to adapt to changing workforce dynamics.
Wendy Colby
VP and Associate Provost, Boston University
Community Focus
Meeting workforce and learner needs really changes the social and economic vitality of your community.
Brenda Hellyer
Chancellor, San Jacinto College
Greater Impact
[Continuing Education] has the opportunity to attract students who would have never even thought about coming.
Catherine Finnegan
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Research & Reporting, Virginia Community College System
Industry Leadership
Institutions of higher education are the ideal vehicle for responding to these learner, business and industry needs.
Janine Janosky
President, City Colleges of Chicago – Richard J. Daley College
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Related Resources
Research
State of Continuing Education 2024
Research by Modern Campus in collaboration with UPCEA and The EvoLLLution
Success Story
University of Oxford Leverages Lifelong Learning
How Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford partners with Modern Campus to deliver a global student-centric experience