This is a fascinating look at the challenges faced by colleges. So often, the answer to "how to meet enrollment goals" is to "offer something new." But if you're new offering is the same as everyone else's, then what? Your approach - both building partnerships and focusing on what a college already does well - seems to make good financial sense and would also be good for students.
Thanks, Andy - I appreciate your insight. I wondering as you are looking at K-12 do you see any other warning signs that colleges may want to consider as they are strategizing for the future? It is one thing to look at birth rates, it is another to look at learning trends.
The ability to complete in three years is very appealing. I also think, post-pandemic, students crave a much greater level of flexibility - hybrid formats, less rigid in-person attendance requirements, lots of focus on support.
This is a fascinating look at the challenges faced by colleges. So often, the answer to "how to meet enrollment goals" is to "offer something new." But if you're new offering is the same as everyone else's, then what? Your approach - both building partnerships and focusing on what a college already does well - seems to make good financial sense and would also be good for students.
Thanks, Andy - I appreciate your insight. I wondering as you are looking at K-12 do you see any other warning signs that colleges may want to consider as they are strategizing for the future? It is one thing to look at birth rates, it is another to look at learning trends.
The ability to complete in three years is very appealing. I also think, post-pandemic, students crave a much greater level of flexibility - hybrid formats, less rigid in-person attendance requirements, lots of focus on support.
Yes - flexibility is absolutely needed. Not everyone wants hybrid, but those who do - thrive on it.