Re-engaging with the tens of millions of U.S. adults who left higher education without receiving a postsecondary credential has become a key objective for most states as they pursue postsecondary attainment goals. To achieve this, accurate and timely information about this Some College, No Credential (SCNC) population, and their re-enrollment in and progress through higher education, is essential. Our annual progress report series, developed with the support of Lumina Foundation, sheds light on these critical factors.
The Some College, No Credential (SCNC) report series seeks to understand the educational trajectories of SCNC individuals. Reports in this series identify the levels of opportunity within each state for re-engaging SCNC students in the postsecondary attainment pipeline by tracking the following SCNC student outcomes annually: re-enrollment after stopout, completion of a first credential, and perseverance as indicated by continuing enrollment into a second academic year. State and institutional leaders can leverage this data to inform strategies for bringing SCNC students back into higher education.