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Most spring enrollment numbers are down — but grad enrollment is up Springtime may not bring relief to colleges and universities hoping for an influx of new students, according to the latest data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research…

By: Sunil Singh, Senior Director, Product Management & Dr. Joshua Schwartz, Director of Product Marketing   The Likely Scenario  Picture this likely future scenario: Jonathan just graduated high school and finally accepted his offer to attend The College of TargetX…

More big name schools announce plans for in-person education in the fall “Several university systems, flagship institutions and top-ranked colleges have announced in the last few weeks that they’re planning for mostly in-person instruction next fall,” including the University of Oregon, the University…

In just a few weeks, we’re going to be entering National Community College Month – it’s one of my favorite “National” months of the year! It also happens to be one of the biggest months for Community Colleges – preparing…

Almost half of students think the value of college has declined; nearly all think online instruction should cost less The overwhelming majority (94%) of recently surveyed college students think they should pay less for online instruction than for in-person classes,…

“Failure is not bad. Failure paves the way for everything you can achieve in your life.” – Nikita Johnson, Achieving the Dream DREAM Scholar, Lorain County Community College.   “Listen to your students. Listen to that voice that may just…

In the Higher Ed world, we constantly have to adapt our communication strategies and tools to meet students where they are. Over the past few months, TargetX teams have been speaking with admissions counselors, advisors, faculty, administrators, but most importantly,…

If there’s one thing we’ve learned this year, it’s that COVID-19 has upended how higher education connects with prospects and incoming students. Events that used to involve hundreds or thousands of individuals on campus are simply not possible right now,…

Earlier this summer I was struck by a compelling article in EdSurge about the potential wave of burnout that will hit this fall. In part it read: “Burnout is associated with a range of other problems…. including less creativity, more…

Next to filing your taxes and getting married, applying to college is one of the most important and complicated moments in life (and made even more complicated by the uncertainty of 2020 and even 2021 already).  For many people, the…