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💡 TL;DR: Community colleges are having a growth moment — 4% enrollment growth in fall 2025, outpacing every other sector. But 97% of young adults own a smartphone and 27% rely on it as their only internet connection. If your enrollment process assumes a laptop, you’re filtering out exactly the
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💡 TL;DR: Vocational-focused public two-year colleges have grown enrollment 20% since spring 2020, while four-year universities have stayed flat or declined. The reason isn’t mysterious — it’s price, speed-to-career, and the fact that Gen Z is choosing programs with clear labor-market outcomes. Any
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SRM vs. CRM: What Small Colleges Actually Need for Enrollment Management The higher education CRM market is projected to hit $3.2 billion by 2025 and grow at a 16.2% annual rate through 2035 — and a meaningful slice of that spending is going to the wrong category of tool
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It’s the first week of June. Your admissions team just closed out the best yield cycle in three years. You hit your enrollment target. Someone brought in donuts. The deposit deadline passed and the numbers looked solid — 340 confirmed students, housing assignments going out, orientation emails scheduled. Then August
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This summer, the president of Ferrum College spent Saturdays knocking on doors in Roanoke, Virginia, leaving pamphlets and hoping to recruit students. She visited 35 homes in one afternoon—not guerrilla marketing, but desperation following the FAFSA debacle.  When your institution’s leadership is literally door-knocking to fill seats,
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Your admissions team is drowning in paperwork. Applications arrive by mail and email. Documents get lost between departments. Students call asking about their status, and staff spend hours manually updating spreadsheets. Meanwhile, that promising applicant you spoke with last week? They just accepted an offer from another school—one that
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Trade schools face an unusual problem: too much demand. While traditional universities struggle with declining enrollment and demographic cliffs, vocational institutions are experiencing unprecedented growth. Fall enrollment at trade schools is projected to grow 6.6% annually through 2030, according to a March 2025 report from Validated Insights—dwarfing the
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The math is brutal and unavoidable: by 2029, the United States will see a 15% decline in college-age students, a demographic shift that researchers at NAFSA call the “enrollment cliff.” For small institutions with 50-500 employees, this isn’t an abstract statistic—it’s an existential threat. But
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Traditional admissions processes, often burdened by paperwork, manual tasks, and fragmented systems, can create bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and frustration for both staff and prospective students. This cumbersome approach not only hinders productivity but also impacts the student experience, potentially deterring talented individuals from choosing your institution. Embracing technology and automation offers
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Institutions are constantly seeking solutions that can cater to their unique needs and challenges. The advent of technology has brought about a revolution in this sector, paving the way for more personalized, efficient, and scalable solutions. This article uses the opportunity to explore one such solution: Edular, a cutting-edge
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In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, mastering enrollment management is not just a luxury; it’s an absolute necessity. This intricate process entails more than mere student recruitment. It encompasses retention strategies, financial aid distribution, and academic support mechanisms – essentially every facet that shapes a student’s journey
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Recruiting international students is an essential task for many colleges in the US. Attracting overseas students to institutions greatly benefits both institutions and the student body. The country’s national and international studies ratio varies depending on the university and degree. However, the nationwide median is surprisingly high: During the