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Millions in the US Never Finished College. With Targeted Help, Reenrollments Are Ticking Up
Targeted outreach and small scholarships are helping more than 1 million stopouts return to college, with some states using data tools and coaching to boost reenrollment.
- In the 2023-2024 school year, Maryland colleges reenrolled 25,068 students, an increase of 2,259 from the previous year, as institutions implement targeted scholarships and coaching to help dropouts complete their degrees.
- Roughly 38 million working-age Americans have left college before finishing, often citing what enrollment experts call "life happens moments"—financial strain, caregiving duties, or personal crises that disrupt their educational paths.
- Colleges partner with ReUp, a company providing data-driven coaching and tools to identify students with high credit counts and match them with completion programs. ReUp found it takes an average of 24 touchpoints before a stopout reenrolls.
- University of Baltimore student Jevona Anderson leveraged a Carnegie Corporation-funded scholarship to return after family deaths and eviction forced her to pause. She is now on track to graduate this spring.
- James Kvaal, former undersecretary of education under the Biden administration, said this population possesses "great unmet potential" and remains close to the finish line, requiring only focused support to earn credentials.
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Colleges find removing small obstacles can help students who dropped out to reenroll - The Boston Globe
Often referred to as “stopouts,” about 38 million working-age adults in the US have student loans to pay, but lack the credential of a degree to boost their earnings.
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Associated Press News+18 Reposted by 18 other sources
Millions in the US never finished college. With targeted help, reenrollments are ticking up
A growing number of working-age people in the U.S. have attended college without earning a degree — a group that often has student loans to pay but without the credential to boost their earnings.
·United States
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Millions in the US never finished college. With help, reenrollments ticking up
A growing number of working-age people in the U.S. have attended college without earning a degree — a group that often has student loans to pay but without the credential to boost their earnings
·United States
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Colleges find removing small obstacles can help students who dropped out to reenroll
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