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While headlines tend to focus on elite universities and student loan debt, something more grounded and practical is happening in real time: community colleges and vocational schools are experiencing a renaissance. Driven by affordability, flexibility, and real-world outcomes, these institutions are becoming the preferred choice for a generation that values skills over status.

With rising competition from alternative credentials and online education, and fewer students entering college due to the enrollment cliff, higher ed marketers face steep challenges. Add political uncertainty, tuition concerns, ad fatigue, and messy data, and the landscape is tougher than ever. This whitepaper explores these issues and offers data-driven strategies and expert insights to help navigate them.

In our 2nd Annual Parents and Students Post-Secondary Education Survey, we uncovered the motivations driving the most targeted segments for education marketers: high school students and their parents. We outline how all institutions – public and private four-year schools, community colleges, and vocational education programs – can work through or mitigate the current challenges impacting post-secondary enrollment.

This informative free guide offers actionable insights and strategies, drawing from our extensive industry experience and data-informed approach. These pillars encompass the essential components of higher education enrollment marketing, from laying the groundwork to ongoing refinement and improvement. Designed specifically for marketing executives in colleges and universities, the whitepaper provides the tools needed to navigate and succeed in today’s dynamic educational landscape. 

Advance Education’s unique approach, Layered Display, is a proven technique combining a traditionally top-of-funnel solution, to have significant positive impact on other campaign tactics, such as search, social, organic, and direct website engagement. This whitepaper dives into more detail including methodology and key findings related to this unique approach to display advertising for higher education institutions.