postsecondary education
At Washington’s public colleges and universities, a lasting slump in enrollment
Enrollment at public colleges and universities in Washington was still lagging last year after a drop at the start of the pandemic, according to a new report. The decline is most dramatic at public community and technical colleges, where enrollment sank 25% from fall 2019 to fall 2022, the report from the Washington Student Achievement […]
Degrees and other credentials beyond high school slip for WA students, estimates show
Fewer Washington students will earn college degrees and other credentials after high school in the next few years, likely due to fallout from the pandemic, according to a new report from Washington Roundtable, a non-profit run by business leaders in the state. The report found that only 40% of Washington high school students in the […]