Recently, a board member at one of our client institutions reached out to ask, “What are the biggest warning signs that a college is at risk of closure?” Not every warning sign carries equal weight. Three indicators tell you whether an institution is in immediate financial danger. Two more point to structural problems that often […]
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Are We Training Graduates for Jobs That Exist?
Some degrees are in high demand. Others are flooding the market. Here’s how to tell which is which, and why it matters more than ever.
What keeps me up at night? The enrollment vise
With lower general and international enrollment, institutions need to make up for losing students with discounts or adjusting selectivity.
Customer Journey Mapping: A Deeper Dive into Your Enrollment Pipeline
Creating a customer journey map enables finance teams to think about the enrollment process from the student’s and the parents’ perspectives.
What Can Higher Ed Learn from a Chef? (part 3)
Understand and project demand (enrollment). What if I have 15 entrees and customers rarely order a couple of them? Also, one of the main ingredients is not used for any another entrée. Would you discontinue the item? Why is it that in higher education, we continue to add to our menu without retiring offerings or […]