Some College, No Credential Student Outcomes
April 25, 2023
Annual Progress Report – Academic Year 2021/22
As of July 2021, the Some College, No Credential (SCNC) population has reached 40.4 million, up 1.4 million from 39.0 million in the previous year. A lack of re-enrollment and 2.3 million new SCNC students (recent stop-outs) drove this large growth. All 50 states and D.C. experienced growth.
All SCNC outcome indicators (re-enrollment, completion, and perseverance) declined from the previous year. During the latest academic year 2021/22, over 864,000 SCNC students re-enrolled, 53,300 students completed their first-ever undergraduate credential the same year they re-enrolled, and 508,700 re-enrollees from the previous year persevered into their second year. These represent one-year declines of nearly 80,000 re-enrollees, 7,000 completers, and 23,100 perseverers.
