Education

How Cross-Sector Partnerships Help Adult Learners Return, Persist, and Complete their degrees

From Changing Higher Ed: “To succeed with adult learner enrollment and completion, institutions need partners. Colleges can’t be expected to provide everything in-house. This episode examines how intermediaries like Graduate Philadelphia facilitate the coordination of services among colleges, employers, and students.

This partnership model can include:

• Personalized advising and re-enrollment coaching
• Help navigating admissions, financial aid, and credit transfer
• Referrals for housing, food, health, and behavioral support
• Career-aligned upskilling and workforce development programming

By anchoring services in the community and integrating with employers and institutions, partnerships improve both enrollment outcomes and long-term student persistence.”

View the full article from Changing Higher Ed.