Category: enrollment

Growing Number of Americans Are Skipping College: Report

A growing number of Americans are opting to skip college in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. Nationwide, transfer enrollment from two-year colleges to four-year institutions, or undergraduate college enrollment, dropped nearly 8 percent in the fall of 2022 compared to 2020, according to data from the educational nonprofit, National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). Those declines…


Options and Schedules for Enrollment in Medicare

By Elliot Raphaelson From Tribune Content Agency A reader wrote: “I am very confused about the deadlines for enrolling in Medicare, when coverage starts, and changing options. For example, if I am enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, and want to change to another plan, when can I do it?” An excellent source of information…


Affordable Care Act Call Center Workers to Stage Mass Walkout on First Day of Open Enrollment for Health Insurance

Call center workers for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance coverage are planning to stage a mass walkout on the first day of the ACA’s open enrollment amid a dispute over pay, working conditions, and “abusive callers.” Employees who work for Maximus federal call center, which has a contract with the federal government to provide customer support for Medicare…


Applications Arrive in Record-Setting Droves for UCI’s Fall Semester

The University of California–Irvine (UCI) received a record number of applications for fall 2021 and continued to be the top choice for in state-first generation students, the university said. “The word is out: UCI is a place that welcomes and supports our state’s very best students, regardless of their economic circumstances, and provides them with an…