College enrollment notched the largest two-year decline in 50 years, due to Covid

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Description: College enrollment was supposed to bounce back this fall. Instead, more students opted out. Nationwide, fewer students went back to school again this year, dragging undergraduate enrollment down another 3.2% from last year, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center that’s based on early data from colleges. There were roughly 17.5 million students enrolled as of the last tally.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Oct 26, 2021

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/26/due-to-covid-college-enrollment-saw-largest-two-year-drop-in-50-years.html

Questions for discussion:

  • What does the article say about college enrollment and the reasons?
  • What would you add to this discussion?
  • What does this mean for the financial well-being of colleges?

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