How has the community college sector evolved in recent years? What are the challenges such institutions will face in the future? These were just some of the questions addressed during a recent Urban Institute panel discussion — “Community Colleges since the Great Recession.”
The panel, comprised of Urban Institute researchers as well as various community college stakeholders, discussed a number of issues including college financing and Pell grants, indicators for measuring institutional success, and efforts to increase ties between colleges and employers.
A group of 30 selective colleges has launched a new alliance aimed at expanding access to postsecondary education.
The American Talent Initiative (ATI) — whose founding members include several Ivy League and public flagship universities — seeks to bring a total of 50,000 low- and moderate-income students to universities with graduation rates of least 70 percent by 2025.
You should: The association’s website has been redesigned, and the new user-friendly format makes it easier than ever to connect with colleagues, register for NACAC programs, and access the latest resources, tools, and information about college admission.
NACAC’s annual State of College Admission report features up-to-date information about the admission process for first-time freshmen, transfer, and international students in the US.
Delve into top findings Monday during a special Admissions Live episode. David Hawkins, NACAC’s executive director of educational content and policy, will share insights from the report and talk about trends in the college admission profession. The episode kicks off at 1 p.m. (ET).
Students who meet one-on-one with a school counselor are significantly more likely to attend college and apply for federal financial aid, according to a new study released today by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
The findings, culled from nationally representative data, are the first to demonstrate that school counselors have a positive impact on student outcomes that is both quantifiable and statistically significant.
NACAC’s latest research report — How Can High School Counseling Shape Students’ Postsecondary Attendance? — shows that 12th graders who talked about their future plans with a school counselor were:
6.8 times more likely to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
3.2 times more likely to attend college.
Two times more likely to attend a bachelor’s degree program.
After steady growth over the last three decades, the overall number of US high school graduates is leveling off.
However, trends vary by geographic region, according to a new report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). States in the South and West are poised for growth, while those in the Midwest and Northeast continue to see declines.
In addition, the racial and ethnic makeup of students is becoming more diverse, data show.
Earlier this month, NACAC research associate Tara Nicola attended the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) to present NACAC work as well as stay abreast of the latest research in the field. This is the first in a series of posts highlighting exciting research relevant to admission and high school counseling professionals.
Want to suggest titles for the #NACACreads book club?
A new survey allows club participants to submit their top picks and provide feedback about the recent discussion of Generation Z Goes to College with author Meghan Grace.
School districts may be able to boost college-going rates by changing the way they introduce students to the application process, according to a recent piece published by the Harvard Business Review.
Too often, the conversation is focused on ensuring students submit an application to at least one college, writes researcher Lindsay Page. But when teens apply to a range of institutions “they are more likely to get accepted to an institution that is a good fit,” she notes.
The first wave of Generation Z students had just entered kindergarten on 9/11.
They lived through the Great Recession and came of age in an era defined by new technologies that changed the way we learn and connect with others.
And today, as students born between 1995 and 2010 begin to search for and select colleges, those formative experiences loom large, author Meghan Grace said Tuesday during a #NACACreads Twitter discussion of Generation Z Goes to College.
NACAC’s annual 
After steady growth over the last three decades, the overall number of US high school graduates is leveling off.
The first wave of Generation Z students had just entered kindergarten on 9/11.