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Tina’s Return to School

03 Sep
At myFootpath, we believe every student’s journey matters, especially those who paused their education and are now ready to return. Adult learners bring unique strengths to the classroom, and their success stories highlight the profound impact that reengagement initiatives can have not only on the students themselves, but also on their families, workplaces, and communities. One of those stories is Tina Ide’s. The Journey Back As a working mother, Tina once questioned whether going back to school was realistic. Balancing work and family already filled her days, and she wondered if adding classes would be too much. But with the right support, Tina
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myFootpath Launches Reengagement Campaign

21 Aug
Chicago, IL, August 23, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --myFootpath, a trusted higher education service provider with more than 25 years of experience, is proud to announce a new collaboration with Utah Valley University (UVU), a public institution based in Orem, Utah. United by a shared mission to transform lives, the focus will be on reengaging and graduating nontraditional students who paused their academic journeys before completing a degree. Through this collaboration, myFootpath will provide UVU with its signature combination of student data analysis, innovative technology solutions, and personalized, one-on-one coaching. These tools are designed to support adult learners from their first point of reengagement all the way
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Categories: News & Research, Universities

2025 SCNC Report

20 Aug
The National Student Clearinghouse released its new report on the SCNC student population. Highlights include: The SCNC population is 43.1 million as of the start of the 2023-24 academic year. The working age SCNC population currently under 65 comprises 37.6 million people, an increase of 2.2 percent from the start of the prior academic year. The number of students stopping out from higher education declined for the second year in a row, and the number of SCNC students re-enrolling in postsecondary education increased for the second year in a row. However, the SCNC population still grew as the 2.1 million students who
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Categories: News & Research, Universities
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Transforming Education for Adult Learners

16 Jul
Student success is a guiding principle across institutions and should serve as the north star for how they design their experience. Today, there are over 43 million adults who have started at an institution of higher education and left prior to earning a degree. In fact, the average graduation rate at 4-year institutions is just over 60%, where it has languished for decades. There are a bevvy of retention efforts at institutions all over the country, most not having moved the needle as indicated by the national average graduation rate. While those efforts remain critically important, we have an ethical
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Categories: News & Research, Universities

Faeryn’s Journey as an Adult Learner

27 May
Faeryn’s journey is one of remarkable perseverance and rediscovered potential. She returned to college after many years away from the classroom, unsure of what to expect. Today, she’s not only thriving academically, she’s landed on the Dean’s List and is confidently pursuing a psychology degree with aspirations to become a trauma-informed therapist for teens. What changed? According to Faeryn, the structured pace of taking one class at a time and the personal support she received through myFootpath made all the difference. “The work isn’t easy,” she shared, “but it’s manageable. Once I realized I could do it, it became easier. That
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Categories: News & Research, Students, Uncategorized
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Ashley’s Return to School

18 Apr
When Ashley decided to return to college as an adult learner, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Like many students who step back into the world of higher education, she had questions. How would she pay for school? Would she have support as an online student? Was this even the right time? What she didn’t expect was a call that would change everything. Ashley had been exploring scholarships online when she received a call from a Graduation Specialist. At first, she was skeptical - "What’s the catch?" she remembers thinking. But as the specialist explained the program - dedicated guidance, academic
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Categories: News & Research, Students

Empowering Texas Students

11 Mar
Chicago, Illinois – 3/11/2025 - myFootpath, a leading higher education service provider for over 20 years, has announced new partnerships with The University of Texas at Tyler, a public university located in Tyler, Texas and Sam Houston State University, a public university located in Huntsville, Texas. This collaboration aims to tackle the increasing demand for support among nontraditional students in Texas, especially those who have encountered obstacles on their journey to earning a degree.  myFootpath will offer comprehensive analysis of former student data, cutting-edge technology solutions, and personalized coaching for students, all designed to help a greater number of Texans
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Categories: News & Research, Uncategorized, Universities

myFootpath Partners with Regis University

18 Feb
Chicago, Illinois – 2/18/2025 - myFootpath, a leading higher education service provider for over 20+ years, has announced a new partnership with Regis University, a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Denver, Colorado and founded in 1877. This partnership shares a common mission to transform lives by reengaging and graduating nontraditional students who may have stumbled along the path to degree completion. In this partnership, myFootpath will bring in-depth student data analysis, innovative technology solutions and dedicated one-on-one student coaching to Regis University.  Today’s announcement underscores the significant demand of institutions looking for better solutions to reduce the number of stop-out
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