From Lumina Foundation: “More than one million SCNC students re-enrolled in the 2023-24 academic year, which is 66,000 more than the year before. Nearly 5 percent of those who re-enrolled earned a credential within that first year. Every state saw its SCNC population grow, and 42 states plus the District of Columbia also saw increases in re-enrollment. Community colleges are a central part of this picture. They are the most common last point of enrollment for students who stop out and the most frequent destination for those who return. Primarily online institutions are also playing a larger role. They enroll a significantly higher share of returning students than the share of students who originally left these institutions.”
