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Trust in elite universities is eroding under the combined pressure of rising tuition, a weak economy, and mounting anxiety over artificial intelligence's threat to white-collar employment — and community colleges and certification programs are positioned to capture the fallout.
Education communicators and administrators say institutions that can prove concrete career outcomes at an affordable price point are pulling ahead with the prospective students that flagship schools are losing.
colleges could close in the coming years, one university president has warned, underscoring how quickly the sector's competitive dynamics are shifting.
High Schools as a Pipeline, Not an Afterthought The institutions gaining ground are building direct pipelines from secondary education into enrollment and employment.
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