College Enrollments are Down, Tuition Prices are Up & Student-Loan Forgiveness Is on the Way: The Wounded Grizzly Syndrome
Earlier this week, Inside Higher Education, reported that college enrollments have declined for five straight semesters. In the spring 2020 semester–when the COVID epidemic began–the nation’s colleges enrolled 17.1 million students. Today, 15.9 million Americans are in postsecondary classes–a decline of 1.2 million students. Some states saw more significant declines than others, and some saw …