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5 Key Barriers to Enrollment

Higher education institutions lose prospective students at every stage of the enrollment funnel—but not always for the reasons you think. This guide breaks down the five most common enrollment barriers, from application abandonment to summer melt, and provides actionable strategies to improve yield, engagement, and student follow-through.
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Key Takeaways

  • Identify hidden gaps that can weaken the enrollment funnel
  • Learn how enrollment barriers create friction for prospective students or members
  • Use targeted engagement strategies to improve enrollment completion

Overview

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Summary

This virtual event, which is Part 1 of a three-part series, explores how artificial intelligence is fundamentally breaking the traditional SaaS model. Because AI makes customers more productive with fewer seats, the old SaaS engine of expanding user adoption is effectively going in reverse. You will learn why vendors must transition from selling software tools to taking on the risk of guaranteeing business outcomes through the new DARE (Design, Activate, Realize, Evolve) framework.

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Challenges

The old LAER model fails because it is unable to cross the 'AI Adoption Chasm,' which is characterized by systemic hurdles like fragmented infrastructure, a severe global talent shortage, and strategic ambiguity about use cases. While the SaaS model relied on software usage as a success metric, AI 'usage' is often a cost center or a sign of inefficiency, placing immense pressure on providers to fundamentally shift how they deliver value.