Millions in the US never finished college. With targeted help, reenrollments are ticking up
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In the US, millions of working-age adults have left college without finishing, but targeted help from colleges and governments has led to an increase in reenrollments. The number of stopouts reenrolling has risen, reaching over 1 million in the 2023-2024 school year, a 7% increase from the previous year.
About 38 million working-age adults in the US have left college without finishing. Many have student loans to pay but lack a degree to boost their earnings. Colleges and governments have implemented programs to help them reenroll. A scholarship helped Jevona Anderson, 60, reenroll at the University of Baltimore after she dropped out due to personal struggles. Small obstacles like unpaid fees or confusing forms can knock students off track. States are seeing progress in reenrollment efforts, often through financial assistance or removing bureaucratic hurdles.
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