One in Four College Students May Delay Their Graduation Due to COVID-19; Majority Cite Emotional Well-Being as Greatest Challenge This Fall
Strada Education Network’s latest Public Viewpoint survey finds that nearly two million students (13 percent) at four-year institutions expect they will have to push back their graduation due to the pandemic. Another 15 percent are unsure whether they will need to delay, indicating that as many as one in four may delay graduation. Almost three in ten (29 percent) of students reported that online instruction has made their ability to learn “much worse.”
New Survey of Americans Examines Enduring Preference for Nondegree, Online Education and Training Programs
Strada Education Network, a social impact organization dedicated to forging pathways between education and employment, has released a new analysis of its biweekly, nationally representative survey tracking the impact of the global pandemic on Americans’ lives, work, and education.
Many Americans Lack Confidence in the Career Value of Postsecondary Education and Their Own Ability to Succeed as Learners
Strada Education Network, a national social impact organization dedicated to forging pathways between education and employment, has released a new analysis of its weekly, nationally representative Public Viewpoint survey tracking the impact of the global pandemic on Americans’ lives, work, and education.

Pandemic puts education plans in flux as Americans prefer nontraditional sources of continuing education
After weeks of uncertainty, precaution, stay-at-home orders, and economic turbulence, Americans are beginning to plan for the next stage of their lives. For many, that means making decisions about whether to pursue education and training. In the eighth week of Strada’s Public Viewpoint survey centered around Americans’ attitudes during the pandemic, we gathered insights about Americans’ plans for their education and training, which groups are most likely to enroll, and who Americans are consulting for advice on their education plans.

Back to School?
The number of job openings in the United States now surpasses the number of people available and qualified to fill them. Through the Strada-Gallup Education Consumer Survey, we talk to Americans about their desire for more education and skills training and explore what motivates them to return to school.
Some College and No Degree
More than 31 million students over the last 20 years have enrolled in college but left without receiving a degree or certificate. Many states have made a priority of drawing …

It’s critical to have the consumers’ voice at the table
Strada CEO and President Bill Hansen explains why it is important to involve education consumers in conversations about improving higher education.
True Value: A New Model for Measuring The Value of Postsecondary Education By Listening to Americans
INDIANAPOLIS — NOVEMBER 18, 2019 — A report released today by Strada Education Network maps out a new approach to measuring how education consumers perceive the value of their educational …
Changing the Value Equation in Higher Education
Strada Education Network believes the best way to understand whether someone’s education is valuable is to ask them. For more than three years, we’ve listened to over 340,000 Americans tell …