The several-year decline in enrollment in American colleges and universities continued and arguably intensified this fall, driven by sharp dips in numbers of students at for-profit colleges, full-time students at community colleges and students aged 24 or more, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse.
Given the characteristics and institutions of the students fueling the declines, it seems likely that the slowly improving job market is the major cause, clearinghouse researchers say.
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