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Marketing your university or college’s continuing education programs

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Higher education has an incredible opportunity to court an ever-increasing number of adult learners returning to school to update their skills or change careers altogether. The student demographic has changed. Are you making the most of this opportunity?

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Here are 4 ways to boost the reputation of your continuing education units

University Business

Continuing education programs, which institutions are using to create lifelong learning modalities for working adults and retirees, are continuing to catch fire nationwide, according to a new report by Modern Campus. The State of Continuing Education 2024 Report was made in collaboration with The EvoLLLution and UPCEA.

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Despite high interest, continuing education programs are sputtering

University Business

Professional continuing education looked particularly enticing to colleges and universities in the wake of the pandemic and the staggering enrollment numbers that followed. The post Despite high interest, continuing education programs are sputtering appeared first on University Business.

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Oakton Community College Renamed to Oakton College, Plans to Remain a Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school will remain a community college and offer associate degrees, certificates, and adult and continuing education programs, including the State of Illinois High School Diploma and English as a Second Language programs. “We Oakton’s Board of Trustees approved the transition in August 2021.

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Survey Shows Impacts of Law Student Debt

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Notably, despite the burdens that accompany education debt, most respondents (74%) said they would still get a J.D. if they could go back and do it all over again.

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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Also, if someone isn’t of a mindset to return as a full-time student, an advisor may direct them to the college’s continuing education program and suggest acquiring a certificate in their area of interest, which may later be converted to college credit.

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A fortune in the short-term: Is it time for CE programs to explode?

University Business

The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs.

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