Higher Education Practice Area
It’s time for higher education to lead the charge in aligning education with the modern workforce.
ESG is proud to lead work with higher education leaders across the country to:
- Incentivize Value: Shift the policy landscape so that states and systems don’t just measure outcomes, but actively prioritize and reward return on investment.
- Align with Workforce: Anchor program growth in high-wage, high-demand fields and embed career-relevant experiences directly into the academic core.
- Expand Quality Credentials: Scale the delivery of employer-validated credentials, leveraging Workforce Pell to create rapid on-ramps to economic mobility.
- Reignite Enrollment: Reverse declines by modernizing admissions, scaling dual enrollment, and capturing the adult learner market for critical upskilling.
- Modernize Programs: Adapt programs and pathways to integrate the evolving skills and technical fluencies required for success in an AI-impacted economy.
