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[quote=Anonymous]Here is today's Headline:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/01/15/college-enrollment-10-year-high/

The findings from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, released Thursday, complicate the popular narrative about the decline of higher education: Americans are questioning the value of a college diploma and have soured on the cost, yet students are enrolling in numbers higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Community colleges reported a 3 percent increase in enrollment, adding 173,000 students in the fall, more than twice the rate of public 4-year institutions, where headcounts grew by 1.4 percent or 91,000 students, according to the report. Still, enrollment at public 2-year institutions is down nearly a quarter of a million students compared with pre-pandemic levels, while public and private 4-year colleges have recovered, Holsapple said.

Public four-year schools were another bright spot in the fall data. Public flagships, such as the University of Connecticut and the University of Idaho, boasted record freshman classes, while the University of California system saw its total enrollment exceed 300,000 for the first time.

“The economy is becoming more complex. As much as the ‘college isn’t worth it’ cry is out there, there’s also a recognition that sending our children to college is a good idea,” he said.[/quote]

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