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Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students

The Hechinger Report

That’s starting to change as federal forecasts show part-time enrollment outpacing full-time enrollment through at least 2027 and other new figures shed light on how long it takes for part-time students to graduate. “Students like us were not the focus of the program,” she said. “A A lot of us felt invisible.”.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

The Hechinger Report

The federal government projects that graduate enrollment will rise by about another 3 percent through 2027 — a much more sluggish pace than in the last 10 years. The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to mandate training for graduate mentors and advisors.

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