The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on University Student Enrollment Decisions and Higher Education Resource Allocation

“…It would be beneficial to include into the analysis variables controlling for the political environment in the state and city/town where each of the universities are located as well as the political environment on campus. As existing literature has found more than once, political environment often is more important than actual danger from the virus or even perceived threat/fear on the part of people (Flanders, 2021;Kamssu and Kouam, 2021;Ogundari, 2022). Similarly, for the same reasons, it would be important to incorporate into analysis such characteristics of universities as the percentage of courses available online, percentage of online students, or a measure of success in adapting to the new circumstances which have been brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“…Although these beliefs may have been true for various economic downfalls of the past, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the associated economic problems, on college enrollment has proven to be a more complex problem requiring a more elaborate explanation. As the literature review below will demonstrate, Similarly to fully online schools, some largely in-state public institutions, such as the University of Massachusetts and University of Tennessee at Knoxville, saw large increases in enrollments (10 and 4.9% respectively, Kamssu and Kouam, 2021) which can be explained by the desire to cut down on costs on the part of students who originally targeted prestigious out-of-state schools but had to change their plans due to uncertainty caused by the pandemic (Korn, 2020;SimpsonScarborough, 2020).…”

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The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on college enrollment: How has enrollment in criminal justice programs been affected by the pandemic in comparison to other college programs

Korotchenko

Dobbs

2023

Front. Educ.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of our lives. For many, it has affected their ability to attend school. While some have switched to online classes, others have had to drop or delay college until later. Using official enrollment data for 12 public universities in the State of Texas, this study explores the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on student enrollment in criminal justice programs. A series of statistical techniques, including t-tests comparing pre- and post-pandemic enrollment numbers and panel data analysis models, are utilized to investigate the trends and changes in the program enrollments between 2009 and 2021. While in alignment with the existing research on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on college enrollment in general the authors have found a negative statistically significant effect of the pandemic on total college enrollment for all universities in the sample, no statistically significant effect of the pandemic was found on enrollment in criminal justice programs at 12 public universities. The effect was also non-existent for engineering and all social science programs combined. In contrast to all other programs studied herein, enrollment in natural science programs was found to be positively associated with the pandemic. Authors offer an explanation for these findings as well as suggest ideas for future research.

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“…Prior to discussing COVID-19 pandemic's impact on college enrollment, it should be noted that a few studies have been carried out examining the effect of the pandemic on K-12 school enrollment. They have found that the numbers of students in public schools declined during the pandemic and post-pandemic periods, while the private schools saw an increase in students (Flanders, 2021;Kamssu and Kouam, 2021;Ogundari, 2022). It appears that the shift from public to private schools for some K-12 students was due to certain school districts' policy of mandatory virtual learning during the pandemic-related lockdowns which some parents viewed as less effective than the traditional face-to-face learning (Flanders, 2021;Ogundari, 2022).…”

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The Unlearning of School Attendance: Ideas for Change

2024

Frontiers Research Topics

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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on University Student Enrollment Decisions and Higher Education Resource Allocation

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The strategies of private higher educational institutions during the Covid-19 pandemic. A review of literature

The strategies of private higher educational institutions during the Covid-19 pandemic. A review of literature

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on college enrollment: How has enrollment in criminal justice programs been affected by the pandemic in comparison to other college programs

The Unlearning of School Attendance: Ideas for Change

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