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A Little Good News for Adventist Higher Education in the U.S.
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January 21, 2021
You’ve probably heard about the bad news: Undergraduate enrollments were down nationwide in fall 2020, with first-time freshmen down 13% nationwide. While graduate enrollments were actually up a bit, overall enrollment nationwide still fell 2.5%.
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Spectrumreported in November, total enrollment at Adventist campuses in the NAD was down 4.3%, while first-year students were down almost 11%. Drops like this mean less income, and some campuses also have nearly empty residence and dining halls, due to strict COVID regulations in their states.
Enter the second round of COVID-19 relief money, which arrived this week. What will it mean for Adventist colleges and universities in the U.S.?