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The past two years have accelerated the nursing shortage, and we are now at a point where we don’t have the capacity to educate enough nurses through traditional methods fast enough to prevent this crisis from snowballing. Academic nursing programs have an opportunity to evolve their education programs to serve working adult learners so they can successfully upskill and fill these desperately needed roles.

Academic providers are facing an urgent problem: how to improve low retention and persistence rates for working adult learners. This white paper explores how engagement factors such as being a part of a learning community and a sense of peer connection can improve persistence.

Are your students competitive for the roles most aligned with the future-of-work? Learn about the skill type that is in highest demand across multiple roles and industries, and how to leverage a durable skills framework to improve outcomes for working adult students.

Improve low retention and persistence rates for working adult learners. This white paper explores how intrinsic and extrinsic motivators can influence working adult learner persistence, and what academic institutions can do to support this critical and growing student group.

There is a clear and undeniable correlation between education level and income. How can education benefits be leveraged to help address discrepancies in pay and representation for women?

As more employer-sponsored working adult students enroll in degree and credential programs, academic providers face a shared and increasingly urgent problem: how to improve low retention and persistence rates for working adult learners. This white paper explores how structural factors, like time and caregiving, can influence working adult learner persistence, and what academic institutions can do to support this critical and growing student group.

Working adults with learning disabilities face unique barriers in accessing and thriving in higher education. Explore impactful interventions that higher education institutions can implement to combat stigma and improve educational attainment for people with learning disabilities.

As student demographics in the U.S. continue to get older, traditional methods of admissions are becoming increasingly irrelevant as a way to gauge academic potential. Learn more about how your institution can increase access for prospective adult learners through more inclusive and up-to-date admissions strategies.

Learner experience design has the power to equip students with the resources and support they need to be successful – or to hinder their progress and add stress. Which category does your institution fall into?

The Next Generation of learning models will be accessible, flexible and clearly aligned to skills needed for economic mobility. Is your school ready to build the future of higher education?

While working adults were already seeking postsecondary degrees in higher numbers, the growing corporate trend of offering tuition support has created a boom, with an estimated 31 million workers eligible for tuition assistance or reimbursement. As a result, universities have increased opportunities to serve more working adult learners. However, the needs of working adult learners differ in several critical ways from those of traditional full-time students.

A white paper by Michael B. Horn outlining how we can design online learning for the unique needs of working adults. The best educational experiences are those that can focus on meeting the needs of their different student populations. Find out what your institution or organization can do to better serve working adults as learners.

Government-funded financial aid, state support, and student demand all contribute to skyrocketing tuition costs. But there’s more to unpack…