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as in registrations
the number of individuals registered
the school's enrollment currently stands at 500
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Sadly, some of Chicago’s historic trades schools have lost student participation as enrollments decline.
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Ike Muzikowski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
University leaders and governance groups will need to decide whether to dig-in and accept the consequences (whether decline in public trust and confidence, or decline in enrollments and federal support), or lean-in and take this opportunity to make changes, many of which have been needed for years.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The administration’s handling of the ACA has led to fraudulent enrollments, costing taxpayers $15–20 billion in 2024 because approximately 4 to 5 million people are fraudulently enrolled in ACA plans.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Policy reversals such as these will lure investors back to the for-profit game, and their marketing efforts, and linked enrollments and profits, will return.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
At the same time, enrollments in community colleges, the front door to college for millions of students, are up – rebounding since the massive declines forced by the pandemic.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
This won’t be much of a turn-around, however, since it has been underreported that enrollments at for-profit schools had already shown growth before the election.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
According to the Digest of Education Statistics, 2020 enrollments in four-year, for-profit colleges were down by about half from their 2010 peak, while two-year colleges declined about 40% from a 2010 peak.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Declining enrollments have already begun.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Ike Muzikowski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
University leaders and governance groups will need to decide whether to dig-in and accept the consequences (whether decline in public trust and confidence, or decline in enrollments and federal support), or lean-in and take this opportunity to make changes, many of which have been needed for years.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The administration’s handling of the ACA has led to fraudulent enrollments, costing taxpayers $15–20 billion in 2024 because approximately 4 to 5 million people are fraudulently enrolled in ACA plans.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Policy reversals such as these will lure investors back to the for-profit game, and their marketing efforts, and linked enrollments and profits, will return.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
At the same time, enrollments in community colleges, the front door to college for millions of students, are up – rebounding since the massive declines forced by the pandemic.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
This won’t be much of a turn-around, however, since it has been underreported that enrollments at for-profit schools had already shown growth before the election.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
According to the Digest of Education Statistics, 2020 enrollments in four-year, for-profit colleges were down by about half from their 2010 peak, while two-year colleges declined about 40% from a 2010 peak.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Declining enrollments have already begun.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Enrollments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrollments. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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