What Cleveland’s new mayor could mean for higher ed
The mayoral transition comes at a pivotal point: The pandemic amplified existing enrollment struggles at many schools. Many college students are dealing with issues outside the classroom that can impact what happens inside it. And the state has an ambitious goal of having 65% of its residents earn a certificate, credential, or degree by 2025.
New program from Northeast Ohio public colleges aims to resolve ‘stranded credits’
Credits are “stranded” when a university withholds transcripts because a student owes them money. About 60,000 people in the region are believed to have stranded credits.
How far should a university’s off-campus responsibility extend?
The question has taken on new urgency for the University of Akron and its neighbors after two people were killed at a party this fall.
Ohio colleges design new programs to boost affordability, cut student debt
The state's flagship university, for example, plans to offer a debt-free degree through a combination of grants, scholarships, and work opportunities. The goal is for students to avoid taking out loans.
Fall enrollment drops for majority of Northeast Ohio colleges
An analysis of the 26 higher-education institutions in the Crain’s colleges and universities full digital list saw about a 3.8% decrease in combined undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent enrollment since the same period in 2020.
Companies scramble to recruit college students amid a booming job market
Employers are reaching out in droves to Northeast Ohio’s colleges and universities. One university career director said she hasn’t seen anything like this over her 15 years in the industry.
Ohio awards $1.7 million to boost FAFSA completions
The percentage of students completing the federal aid application has fallen during the pandemic. About 62% of Ohio’s high school class of 2021 completed a FAFSA as of last month. That’s nearly a 5% drop from the previous academic year.
Health care certificate programs vary widely in return on investment
Northeast Ohio is a medical mecca, and health care is one of the biggest drivers of the local economy. But a recent analysis of federal data shows that some health care credentials don’t have much, if any, long-term economic payoff for individuals.
Northeast Ohio community colleges report drops in enrollment
Those who are parents told Cuyahoga Community College officials that uncertainty around their kids’ K-12 school schedules influenced choices they made about their own educations. The strength of the current job market affected things, too.
As emphasis on transfer students grows, Cleveland State and Cuyahoga Community College streamline the process
There is wide acknowledgment, a Cleveland State vice president said, that colleges dependent on traditional first-time freshmen will "need to look beyond."