College Closures Hurt Students’ Odds of Returning to Higher Ed, Earning a Credential

Students whose colleges closed were less likely to reenroll or to earn any credential afterwards than students whose institutions did not, according to a new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. The April 26 report, produced with the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, also found that if these students did return to college, they took longer to complete a credential and were more likely to pursue a shorter-term credential than the one they initially sought.