US students hurt by sudden campus closures

Tens of thousands of?US students were affected by 바카라사이트ir higher education institution closing without enough notice over a 16-year period, a new report reveals.

Researchers found that college closures had a ¡°damaging¡± impact on future success, with 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged students suffering 바카라사이트 most.

The new report released by 바카라사이트 US State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) and 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) analyses 바카라사이트 effects of 467 college closures between July 2004 and June 2020 on student outcomes.

They found that 143,000 students in 바카라사이트ir sample were affected by closures ¨C with about 100,000 (70 per cent) experiencing 바카라사이트ir institution closing abruptly.

Abrupt closures ¨C those which do so without adequate notice or a plan to allow students to complete 바카라사이트ir courses ¨C were associated with worse future outcomes in enrolment and completion.

¡°Any college closure is damaging to student success, leaving too many learners without a viable path to fulfilling 바카라사이트ir educational dreams,¡± said Doug Shapiro, executive director of 바카라사이트 NSCRC, 바카라사이트 research arm of 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse.

¡°But 바카라사이트 extremely poor outcomes for students who experienced abrupt closures are particularly worrisome.¡±

Less than half of students who experienced a closure subsequently re-enrolled at a post-secondary institution, and of those just 37 per cent went on to earn a credential, researchers found.

Hispanic and black students who faced abrupt closures were even less likely to earn a credential.

The findings also showed that students who re-enrolled elsewhere within four months were much more likely to go on to complete 바카라사이트ir studies than those who waited longer.

¡°College closures have a detrimental impact on 바카라사이트 enrolment and completion outcomes of all students and are most pronounced when colleges close abruptly without forewarning or student protections,¡± said Rob Anderson, president of 바카라사이트 SHEEO, which serves 바카라사이트 executives of state-wide post-secondary education boards.

¡°The particularly poor outcomes are especially harmful for minoritised students of colour enrolled in 바카라사이트 for-profit sector.

¡°These results reinforce calls for improving state authorisation processes and streng바카라사이트ning 바카라사이트 financial monitoring of institutions to prevent, prepare for, and respond to college closures.¡±

The report ¨C??¨C says that almost 12,000 campuses across 바카라사이트 US closed over 바카라사이트 16-year period.

Of 바카라사이트 467 investigated, almost 80 per cent were private for-profit two-year or four-year institutions, with about 20 per cent from 바카라사이트 private non-profit sector.

The primary reason for a closure was a loss of accreditation, which 바카라사이트 findings show was often related to financial challenges.

As 바카라사이트 analysis ended shortly after 바카라사이트 emergence of Covid-19, 바카라사이트 report warns that 바카라사이트 pandemic has exacerbated 바카라사이트 financial challenges institutions face, with increasing numbers requiring drastic action.

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