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College Apathy is on the Rise

12/1/2023

College Apathy is on the Rise

11/22/2023

Scaling Up: Connecting Experiential Learning Offerings

ECMC Group Establishes the Paulette Jones Memorial Scholarship

11/8/2023

ECMC Group Establishes the Paulette Jones Memorial Scholarship

11/6/2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)

11/2/2023

Report: Young People Want to Get to Work Sooner

MSU, OTC, Cox College, Springfield Public Schools create Alliance of Healthcare Education

10/22/2023

MSU, OTC, Cox College, Springfield Public Schools create Alliance of Healthcare Education

2 DePodesta Fellows Receive Additional $75,000 in Funding

10/19/2023

2 DePodesta Fellows Receive Additional $75,000 in Funding

As More Colleges are Promising High Schoolers Guaranteed Admission, ‘Everybody Wins,’ Expert Says

10/10/2023

As More Colleges are Promising High Schoolers Guaranteed Admission, ‘Everybody Wins,’ Expert Says

Gen Z Bucks the Status Quo on College for All: They Want ‘Opportunity Pluralism’

9/22/2023

Gen Z Bucks the Status Quo on College for All: They Want ‘Opportunity Pluralism’

Gen Z Isn’t So Sure About College–But is That the Whole Story?

9/13/2023

Gen Z Isn’t So Sure About College–But is That the Whole Story?

New Healthcare Education Alliance Brings CTE Opportunities to Missouri District

9/5/2023

New Healthcare Education Alliance Brings CTE Opportunities to Missouri District

Spending Summer in Class Means These College Students Will be Done in Three Years

8/22/2023

Spending Summer in Class Means These College Students Will be Done in Three Years

A Woman Explains Why Just One Year Of Her Daughter's College Will Cost $100,000 More Than She Was Quoted

8/19/2023

A Woman Explains Why Just One Year Of Her Daughter's College Will Cost $100,000 More Than She Was Quoted

Taylor Swift on the Syllabus? Her Songbook is Now Required Reading for some College Courses

8/18/2023

Taylor Swift on the Syllabus? Her Songbook is Now Required Reading for some College Courses

What Gen Z Teens Are Asking About Education, Work and Their Future

8/15/2023

What Gen Z Teens Are Asking About Education, Work and Their Future

Preparing Gen-Z: Our Role In Cultivating Future Learners And Workers

8/14/2023

Preparing Gen-Z: Our Role In Cultivating Future Learners And Workers

Skilled Trades Are in Demand: So, Why Aren't More Young People Getting Into Them?

8/9/2023

Skilled Trades Are in Demand: So, Why Aren't More Young People Getting Into Them?

Insights from ECMC Group: August 2023

8/8/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: August 2023

The Big Nondegree Experiment

8/3/2023

The Big Nondegree Experiment

Gen Z Isn’t So Sure About College, a New Poll Finds. Colorado Counselors Say That Isn’t the Whole Story.

8/3/2023

Gen Z Isn’t So Sure About College, a New Poll Finds. Colorado Counselors Say That Isn’t the Whole Story.

ECMC Provides College Planning Resources for Educators to Assist Students in Middle School, High School and Beyond

8/3/2023

ECMC Provides College Planning Resources for Educators to Assist Students in Middle School, High School and Beyond

ECMC Foundation to Distribute $1 Million to 98 Nonprofits That Support Innovation and Racial Equity in Education

7/19/2023

ECMC Foundation to Distribute $1 Million to 98 Nonprofits That Support Innovation and Racial Equity in Education

What Gen-Z Teens Say About College and Work May Surprise You

7/14/2023

What Gen-Z Teens Say About College and Work May Surprise You

Survey Shows Gen Z’s Unique Perspective on Higher Ed

7/12/2023

Survey Shows Gen Z’s Unique Perspective on Higher Ed

Gen Z Wants To Get Educated — Just Not In College

7/6/2023

Gen Z Wants To Get Educated — Just Not In College

Supreme Court Block of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Could Cause College Enrollment to Fall, Experts Say

6/30/2023

Supreme Court Block of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Could Cause College Enrollment to Fall, Experts Say

Gen Z Values Education — But Doesn’t Think a Four-year Degree is the Only Option

6/30/2023

Gen Z Values Education — But Doesn’t Think a Four-year Degree is the Only Option

Community College and Career Opportunities Becoming a Higher Priority for High Schoolers

6/29/2023

Community College and Career Opportunities Becoming a Higher Priority for High Schoolers

ECMC Awards $486,000 in College Scholarships to 81 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

6/28/2023

ECMC Awards $486,000 in College Scholarships to 81 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

Report: Gen Z Teens Have Changed Their Priorities for Education and Work

6/27/2023

Report: Gen Z Teens Have Changed Their Priorities for Education and Work

New National Survey Finds Pandemic-Driven Shifts in Gen Z Priorities for Education and Work Persist

6/27/2023

New National Survey Finds Pandemic-Driven Shifts in Gen Z Priorities for Education and Work Persist

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarship to Totino-Grace High School Senior

6/26/2023

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarship to Totino-Grace High School Senior

Philadelphia High School Students Explore Different Paths Forward After Graduation

6/8/2023

Philadelphia High School Students Explore Different Paths Forward After Graduation

How to Help Kids Plan for the Future

6/6/2023

How to Help Kids Plan for the Future

New York Sends College Acceptance Letters to 125,000 High School Seniors, But Broader Enrollment Crisis May Be Hard to Fix

6/2/2023

New York Sends College Acceptance Letters to 125,000 High School Seniors, But Broader Enrollment Crisis May Be Hard to Fix

Filling the Boomer Gap

5/29/2023

Filling the Boomer Gap

Marketplace for College Courses Raises $11.92m as the Popularity of 'Course Sharing' Grows Among Learners and Institutions

5/24/2023

Marketplace for College Courses Raises $11.92m as the Popularity of 'Course Sharing' Grows Among Learners and Institutions

Life After High School: Redefining Success for Today’s Teens

4/26/2023

Life After High School: Redefining Success for Today’s Teens

ECMC Group at the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit

4/21/2023

ECMC Group at the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit

Insights from ECMC Group: April 2023

4/14/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: April 2023

Interplay Learning Names Former Coursera CMO Kim Caldbeck to Board and Announces the Addition of ECMC Group and Masco Ventures as New Strategic Investors

4/13/2023

Interplay Learning Names Former Coursera CMO Kim Caldbeck to Board and Announces the Addition of ECMC Group and Masco Ventures as New Strategic Investors

Why Manufacturing Jobs are Attracting More Young Minnesota Workers

4/8/2023

Why Manufacturing Jobs are Attracting More Young Minnesota Workers

Fewer Than Half of Underserved Students Believe Post-High School Education is Necessary

4/7/2023

Fewer Than Half of Underserved Students Believe Post-High School Education is Necessary

Helping Underserved Students Find the Right Postsecondary Pathway

3/23/2023

Helping Underserved Students Find the Right Postsecondary Pathway

gener8tor and ECMC Group Partner to Launch Nationally-Ranked Accelerator for Startups

3/21/2023

gener8tor and ECMC Group Partner to Launch Nationally-Ranked Accelerator for Startups

Students Want More Workplace Skills from Colleges. Will Higher Ed Adjust?

3/15/2023

Students Want More Workplace Skills from Colleges. Will Higher Ed Adjust?

New Partnership Launches to Plan Free, High-Quality Early Learning on Community College Campuses

3/15/2023

New Partnership Launches to Plan Free, High-Quality Early Learning on Community College Campuses

Fewer Students of Color from Underserved Backgrounds Want to Go to College. Here's Why

3/10/2023

Fewer Students of Color from Underserved Backgrounds Want to Go to College. Here's Why

Education Experts Talk Shifting Postsecondary Pathways During SXSW EDU

3/9/2023

Education Experts Talk Shifting Postsecondary Pathways During SXSW EDU

ECMC Group at SXSW EDU 2023

3/8/2023

ECMC Group at SXSW EDU 2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA)

3/6/2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA)

3/3/2023

Survey of Underserved Groups in High School

10 Things Generation Z Is Killing Off

3/3/2023

10 Things Generation Z Is Killing Off

National Study Finds Students from Underserved Populations Less Inclined to Seek Education after High School than Their Peers

3/2/2023

National Study Finds Students from Underserved Populations Less Inclined to Seek Education after High School than Their Peers

College is Still Worth It, Research Finds — Although Students are Growing Skeptical

3/1/2023

College is Still Worth It, Research Finds — Although Students are Growing Skeptical

White Paper: Insights from Underserved Student Populations

3/1/2023

White Paper: Insights from Underserved Student Populations

ECMC Group and U of M Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 2023 DePodesta Leadership Fellows

2/23/2023

ECMC Group and U of M Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 2023 DePodesta Leadership Fellows

ECMC Group Partners with UCLA Law to Launch Annual Symposium on Philanthropy and Nonprofits

2/6/2023

ECMC Group Partners with UCLA Law to Launch Annual Symposium on Philanthropy and Nonprofits

ECMC Group Appoints Jacob Fraire as President of ECMC Foundation

1/31/2023

ECMC Group Appoints Jacob Fraire as President of ECMC Foundation

What Gen Z Thinks About Work, College, and the Internet

1/25/2023

What Gen Z Thinks About Work, College, and the Internet

ABC13's Weekly Virtual Job Fair Features Opportunities for Teens Outside of Traditional College

1/19/2023

ABC13's Weekly Virtual Job Fair Features Opportunities for Teens Outside of Traditional College

How to Make a Stronger Case for the ROI of a College Degree

1/18/2023

How to Make a Stronger Case for the ROI of a College Degree

Answering Your Questions About Our New Strategic Framework

1/11/2023

Answering Your Questions About Our New Strategic Framework

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)

1/3/2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)