About CHEPP
The Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice (CHEPP) is a non-partisan higher education research, policy, and advocacy organization, promoting solutions that deliver transformative outcomes for all learners.
About UsWho are today’s learners?
Today’s learners are working adults. Caregivers. Veterans. They are living with low income, or with food or housing insecurity. While these students don’t fit the profile of the traditional college student, they are the majority of today’s learners—it’s time to build systems that support and empower them.
37% of today’s learners are 25 and older.
24% of today’s learners are parents or have other dependents.
40% of today’s learners work full-time, and 49% are financially independent.
36% of today’s learners don’t know where their next meal will come from.
At CHEPP, we believe:
Post-secondary education unlocks social and economic mobility.
A learner’s lived experience is an asset to their education and institution, not a barrier to success.
Learning and progress should be measured by a demonstration of knowledge and skills, not time spent in a classroom.
Learner-centered design should shape all post-secondary education policy and practice change.
As a public good, post-secondary institutions bear responsibility to relentlessly focus on student success and equitable outcomes.
