For college and university registrars, enrollment managers and career placement officers, matching education attainments and skills presents an opportunity to empower students to take ownership of their education and their future careers.
Research Services
A Look at The ABCs of Transforming Education
The ability to complete degree programs boosts outcomes related not only to education but also to health, poverty, and even civic participation. Read about the ABCs that offer a conceptually transferrable framework for elementary, middle, high school, and K-20.
College Persistence Rate Drops An Unprecedented 2 Percentage Points
There was a marked decline in the first-year persistence rate in fall 2020 after remaining stable for the past four years. The overall persistence rate dropped two percentage points to 73.9 percent for fall 2019 beginning college students, its lowest level since 2012.
NASSP and the Clearinghouse Collaborate to Strengthen Secondary Schools and K12 Education
Listen to NASSP President Ronn Nozoe and the Research Center’s Executive Director Doug Shapiro discuss the impact of COVID-19.
10 Lessons from Past Educational Disruptions to Help Students Recover from Lost Learning
To follow students on their journey, StudentTracker provides schools and districts the opportunity to observe graduating seniors’ next steps.
Enrollment and Transfer Research Reveals COVID-19’s Impact
COVID-19’s impact on colleges and universities nationwide is solidifying, according to research by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
College Enrollment Declines 603,000 to 16.9 Million Students
Review the Spring 2021 Current Term Enrollment Estimates Report, which provides national enrollment estimates by institutional sector, enrollment intensity, age group, gender, major field as well as state-level enrollment estimates.
Helping 36 Million Former Students Complete Their Education in New Ways
It is not uncommon for college students to start and then stop somewhere along the way to receiving a degree. Opportunities exist for schools to reach out to the “Some College, No Degree” population to bring them back and help them complete their degrees.
Transfer Enrollment Decline of Nearly 10% from Last Spring Marks Steepest Drop Since the Pandemic Started
With 94% of Clearinghouse institutions reporting, transfer enrollment at community colleges continues to be hit hardest by the pandemic, regardless of student group, gender, race and ethnicity, or age, while public four-year institutions remain the least affected among all sectors.
The Clearinghouse: Your Partner to Close the Education and Skills Gap Now and in the Future
To help the education community go further, the Clearinghouse provides innovative solutions at minimal or no charge that meet reporting, research, verification, transcript, and data exchange demands across the K-20 to workforce continuum today and for the future.