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More Students Enroll in College Within a Year of High School Graduation
While the rate of 2023 high school graduates immediately enrolling in college remained flat from the previous year’s graduating class across most high school characteristics, the rate of 2022 high school graduates enrolling within a year of their graduation increased from the previous year.
National Student Clearinghouse President and CEO Rick Torres to Retire in February 2025
Rick Torres, the longtime President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Student Clearinghouse, announced today he will retire in February 2025 after nearly two decades leading the nonprofit organization.
The National Student Clearinghouse Announces Andrew Siclari as Chief Financial Officer
The National Student Clearinghouse announced today that Andrew Siclari will serve as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing all aspects of the financial affairs of the Clearinghouse, including banking, investment programs, and financial management.
Rate of College Freshmen Who Returned for Their Second Year Is Highest in a Decade
More than 76% of students who started college in the fall of 2022 returned for their second year, according to a new report on college students’ persistence and retention rates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
National Student Clearinghouse Partners with National Nonprofit to Help Institutions Boost Their Student Success
College Possible, a leading national nonprofit dedicated to connecting historically underserved high school students with near-peer coaching to help them access and succeed in college, today announced the integration of StudentTracker for High Schools from the National Student Clearinghouse within CoPilot, its premier student success information platform.
More Than 36 Million Adults Under 65 Now Have Some College Experience but No Earned Credential
The Some College, No Credential Student Outcomes: Annual Progress Report finds that relatively few “some college, no credential” (SCNC) adults are re-engaging with higher education. The number of Americans aged 18 to 64 who have some college experience, but no credential rose 2.9% between July 2021 and July 2022 and now stands at 36.8 million.
Postsecondary Enrollment Continues to Grow
Undergraduate enrollment grew 2.5 percent in spring 2024 compared to the previous year (+359,000), according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Latest from the Research Center
- High School Benchmarks
The High School Benchmarks Report provides high school-to-college transition rates for graduates of different types of high schools.
- Persistence & Retention
This report series helps institutions understand first-year college persistence and retention patterns and identify disparities between different students, institutions, or states in this important early success indicator.
- Some College, No Credential
This report series seeks to understand the educational trajectories of millions of U.S. adults who left postsecondary education without receiving a postsecondary credential and are no longer enrolled.