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A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center finds that the population of U.S. students with some college experience but no degree increased in the 2023-24 academic year.

U.S. colleges and universities looking to counteract a pending decline in college enrollment should invest in boosting retention rates and recruiting students from a range of backgrounds, higher education advocates…

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education discusses when women began to outpace men in college degree attainment—and what that might mean for higher education.

The Lumina Foundation has set a new target for postsecondary attainment, seeking to ensure that by 2040, 75% of adults in the U.S. labor force have college degrees or “other…

A new report suggests evidence-based strategies that would bring California closer to its goal for postsecondary degree and certificate attainment, especially among students from underrepresented groups.

As of 2023, nearly 55% of working-age Americans had a postsecondary degree or credential, a 17-percentage-point increase since 2009, according to a new report released by the Lumina Foundation.

A new report finds that, despite an increase in postsecondary degree attainment among U.S. adults overall, students from historically underrepresented communities were less likely than their peers to earn a…

Fewer students earned bachelor’s or associate degrees in the 2022-23 academic year than in the previous year, but more students completed certificates, says a new report from the National Student…

A new policy brief highlights the employment and earnings gains experienced by Latine students who graduate from community college baccalaureate programs—and calls on practitioners and policymakers to ensure that more…

A national survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education finds that students who left college without a degree often had complicated interactions with higher ed that discourage them from completing…