A report about a sample of more than 2,000 community college students pursuing degrees in STEM fields were 10% more likely to return the following semester if they received text message “nudges” to encourage persistence and enrollment.
Willa Beatrice Player helped opened the door to
#highereducation
for millions of women as an educator, college administrator, college president, federal appointee, and civil rights activist.
#Blackhistorymonth2022
The Clearinghouse Research Center released today the Completing College: A State-Level View of Student Completion Rates report, which for the first-time includes state-level completion rates by race and ethnicity for four-year public institutions:
"The results suggest that institutional efforts to improve retention, progression and success from the start of each student’s college career are increasingly effective," says
@dtshapiro
.
#NSClearinghouseResearch
Data quality experts from nine states and nine national orgs including the Clearinghouse helped develop this tool for state leaders to improve their
#CTE
data ecosystems. Learn more:
#CTEWorks
@CTEWorks
@edstrategygroup
Great meeting today with Kim Green, president of Advance
@CTEWorks
!
Did you know the graduation rate for students who take a concentration of
#CTE
courses is about 93 percent, approximately 10 percent higher than the national average?
Next week at
@PrincipalsConf
we'll be hosting a panel discussion with
@NASSP
on the joint challenges facing secondary and postsecondary education, and how to bridge the communication divide between high schools, districts, and colleges. Join us 7/18 at 4pm!
#NPC19
“To see something of this magnitude is frightening. People talk about a lost generation, and for many of these students, they’re really at risk of falling off the track and never being able to get back on," said
@dtshapiro
.
#NSClearinghouseResearch
#HSBenchmarks
.
@FLOTUS
celebrating and commending
#communitycollege
students and colleges at
#NLS2022
. The future of community colleges is hopeful and bright!
“when you get pushed down, you get back up…when you lose you work harder, and come back for more.” 🎓👏🏻👸🏻
It was an honor to celebrate our 25th anniversary with our partners in higher ed. Thank you to Dr. Belle Wheelan, president of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and Dr. Ted Mitchell, president
@ACEducation
for their welcome and keynote speeches.
"Establishing a comprehensive national system of career information and navigation that could reach from students to workers would really move us in the right direction," says
@MariaKFlynn
, president and CEO of
@JFFtweets
.
Dual enrollment allows students still in high school to take courses for credit from community colleges, and is the only type of enrollment not seeing a decline according to
#NSClearinghouseResearch
. It’s an option that is helpful in closing equity gaps.
“It’s exactly those financial pressures that make students think about not coming back,” Byrne said. “Emergency funds are critical…It’s amazing to see that $300 is what is standing between someone and a college degree.”
Undergraduate enrollment is down 4.4% while graduate enrollment is up 2.9% compared to the same time last year, according to the latest COVID-19: Stay Informed
#NSClearinghouseResearch
. Overall, postsecondary enrollment this fall is 3.3% lower.
Fall enrollment numbers are out for 2022! Read the new report on enrollment data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center:
#EduInsights
#EnrollmentData
“Re-engaging 'stopped out' students, who previously invested time and resources into earning a degree, is critical to reach the state’s educational goal,” said Tammi Chun, Office of the Vice President for Community Colleges.
Thank you to our panelists, live audience and webcast viewers for discussing the key findings of our
#SomeCollegeNoDegree
Report and the implications of this important population on higher ed!
Download the full report here 📄:
"As we proceed, the Clearinghouse will be involved in multiple conversations across various blockchain initiatives to sort out how we can perform an industry-wide function serving institutions, learners and entities as part of our mission.” -
@Bdatawise
A special guest dropped by our booth! 🐶
@UPCEA
is a sponsor of
@GuidingEyes
, an organization that provides guide dogs to people with vision loss.
#UPCEASUPER2018
“Schools need to understand what the circumstances are of students with
#somecollegenodegree
, and have programs and resources in place to help them return to college” -
@Bdatawise
#NLS2022
Q: What's the best way to re-engage with students?
@leannemdavis
: The same message doesn't work for every student. It's critical for institutions to engage with their data to figure out who the students are and tailor messages to speak to each student.
#somecollegenodegree
Nonprofit organization
@HopeChicagoEdu
has promised 4,000 Chicago high school students a full ride to in-state college. The program also provides this scholarship to a parent or guardian of each high school student.
"Retention and completion rates have increased because students have access to more of the programs, tools and support they need to succeed," says Doug Shapiro, Executive Director, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Read the report:
For colleges and universities that put
#careerservices
at the top of their strategic plans, it will become one of the most important drivers of enrollment growth as students and parents seek career outcomes as their top reason for attending.
@EdTrust
A1: Hello from the Clearinghouse! We're a Northern Virginia based nonprofit that serves the education and workforce communities and all learners with access to trusted data, related services, and insights.
#CollegePrepChat
UT Austin is developing this pathbreaking project in partnership with community colleges and universities across Texas, as well as multiple national partners including the Clearinghouse.
Fall 2020 College Enrollment Update for the High School Graduating Class of 2020: 6.8% fewer students attending college immediately after high school this past fall, an unprecedented one-year decline. Read the full report:
#NSClearinghouseResearch
On October 30, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center will host an in-depth discussion on its newest report, Some College, No Degree: 2019 Snapshot for the Nation and 50 States, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Learn more:
A growing number of community colleges are now manufacturing equipment to help with an expected shortage among hospitals due to a surge of patients infected with the coronavirus 👏
Fall undergraduate enrollment has begun to stabilize in 2022, with freshman enrollment up 4.3% compared to 2021, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Learn more:
#EduInsights
#EnrollmentData
Clearinghouse CEO
@bdatawise
guest stars on this episode of
@IBMBlockchain
's podcast to discuss credentials, verifications, educational progresses underway, what the ecosystem looks like in a couple of years, and of course,
#blockchain
! Listen 🎧: .
A new policy at
@RICNews
recognizes an avg. of 18-22 elective credits earned by
#transferstudents
at prior institutions to be recognized on their official transcripts in career fields for which the college does not offer a program or articulated credits:
This exciting integration between our Myhub product and
@Credly
’s Acclaim platform expands the scope of validated learning records available beyond academia into workforce-certified learning achievements!
#digitalcredentials
#learnerrecords
To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we sat down with several higher education community members including Dan Domenech, Kim Cook, Mike Reilly, and JoAnn D. Bartoletti to discuss how the Clearinghouse works with their organizations.
#TuesdayTestimonials
"Never forget that college is, first and foremost, about academics. Ace your academics, and other opportunities will follow. The most successful students, invariably, put their classes first."
Data show people are less likely to end up back in the criminal justice system if they meet educational milestones, and that adults with higher levels of education have better employment rates, less incidence of homelessness and better health outcomes.
Tomorrow’s
#AACRAO18
Closing Plenary: “If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?” is proudly sponsored by the Clearinghouse. The 11:45 am session by actor, writer, science advocate, and director
#AlanAlda
is something you won’t want to miss!
A recent article written by
@CourtLB
of
@LuminaFound
suggests five actions to help adults earn college credentials, including reaching out to the 36 million former students who have
#somecollegenodegree
.
Today marks 25 years of service for the Clearinghouse! We are proud of the strides we have made in the education community and look forward to our continued journey ahead.
#highereducation
❗ 🔐 Just released: Cybersecurity whitepaper from the Clearinghouse,
@Educause
, and
@renisac
in honor of national
#cybersecurityawareness
month. Download now to learn about best practices to guard against cyber threats to your institution 📰:
A2: Students who transfer without a degree can utilize the reverse credit transfer process. Once a student completes 60 total credits, those credits can be sent back to the 2-year institution for a review for a degree. Learn more:
#transferchat
A report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), the number of single mothers in college more than doubled between 2000 and 2012, to nearly 2.1 million students.
A2: Students should keep in mind that the college journey looks different for every student, and that it's okay to not have their path totally figure out just yet.
#CollegePrepChat
We're fortunate to work with a great organization like National College Access Network. Thanks for the kind words & sharing how our data is fundamental to improving postsecondary student outcomes!
To honor
@NSClearinghouse
's 25th anniversary, we asked a few of our 400-plus member organizations to tell us in their own words what NSC means to them: .
"We must remove the stigma of a community college and career education, look for opportunities to upskill or reskill workers, and give those who have been left behind the chance to compete for well-paying careers" says Jamie Dimon, CEO of
@jpmorgan
.
We've achieved great things in the education community over the last 2️⃣ 5️⃣ years. Take a look at where we started, where we stand, and where we're going ➡️
"It's not rocket science," says
@ds_excelencia
. "We look at 5 years of data and compare instituitons to themselves, not others. Are we looking at whether we are enrolling, retaining, transfering, monitoring staff, and graduating students?"
#equityineducation
Advice from the panelists on how to help the 39 million learners with Some College, No Credential: Don’t hold transcripts hostage, understand learners' motivations, and be willing to take a risk on these students…it's so worth it!
We're getting ready to kick off "The LER – Learning & Employment Record: What It Is, Why It Is Important, and Your Role in This Exciting Initiative" webinar in just a few minutes! Here's a look at the panelist lineup, including Clearinghouse CEO
@Bdatawise
as our moderator.
Virginia's community colleges launch , an online portal enabling Virginians to find online courses that best meet their needs. The site also connects students with advisors to streamline the application and enrollment process.
Some associate-level programs have similar or better returns on investment than more advanced degrees in other fields one year after graduation, according to a new report from
@GeorgetownCEW
.
[2021 High School Benchmarks Report]:
📉 Gap year '20 college enrollment % declined from previous classes
📉 Low Gap year enrollment in fall 2021 regardless of high school characteristics
📉 Fall 2020 enrollment data for HS grads confirms pandemic effect
The University of California wants to increase graduation rates over the next decade by as much as 21 percentage points for students who are low-income, African-American, Latino or the first generation in their families to attend.
Happy Pride Month! The National Student Clearinghouse is proud of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion for all employees and the differences that make the people in our communities, schools, and workplaces great.
#Pride2022
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education initiative has helped more than 19,000 Hoosier adults re-enroll in some sort of post-secondary education, and more than 11,000 of them have finished degrees.
#SomeCollegeNoDegree
#NSClearinghouseResearch