A handful of community colleges in different parts of the country are gleefully — and hopefully — reporting enrollment increases for the new semester.

#CommunityColleges #HigherEd #Enrollments

https://www.ccdaily.com/2023/02/budding-spring-enrollments/

Cal State University sees 'unprecedented' enrollment declines: “Our enrollment projections are unprecedented and deeply concerning”

https://edsource.org/2023/cal-state-contends-with-unprecedented-enrollment-declines/684803

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"35 colleges...closed their only or final campus in 2021, and 48 more in 2022....More such closure announcements are expected, this year and next."

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https://hechingerreport.org/with-student-pool-shrinking-some-predict-a-grim-year-of-college-closings/

In Our View: Declining college enrollments a troubling omen - The Columbian

#highered #enrollments

https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/nov/27/in-our-view-declining-college-enrollments-a-troubling-omen/

"Enrollment in California State Universities continues to suffer from a pandemic-induced drop as fewer transfer students arrive from the state’s community colleges."
https://edsource.org/2022/pandemic-impact-continues-at-cal-state-with-enrollment-decline-for-fall-2022/681687

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“a decline in the birth rate after the 2008 recession is expected to hit college enrollment in the middle of the decade, leading to even sharper enrollment losses at many institutions, especially in the Upper Midwest and Northeast. The situation is particularly acute in rural areas, as the population migrates to more urban areas, making it difficult for states to afford a full suite of college majors for a shrinking population.” #HigherEd #admissions #enrollments

https://www.chronicle.com/article/in-wisconsin-a-merger-cant-save-a-community-college?cid=gen_sign_in