DegreeSight

05/22/2026

Students don’t just compare colleges anymore; they compare experiences.

In our recent webinar with & Quinn, DegreeSight explored why speed, transparency, and instant answers are becoming critical in enrollment strategy. Students and families want to know where they’re starting, how their credits apply, and how quickly they can finish their degree.

As Fedje shared during the conversation, if a student already has credits, they want to know whether they’re starting at mile 1 or mile 10 in the marathon toward graduation.

The institutions that deliver credit clarity faster will earn more trust, engage more transfer students, and create stronger enrollment outcomes.

Watch the conversation and learn more:
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05/20/2026

Celebrating the admissions teams working behind the scenes to help students move forward every single day. 🥂

From answering endless student questions and reviewing transcripts late into the day, to helping families navigate life-changing decisions, admissions and registrar teams are some of the most important people in higher education.

The work is demanding, fast-moving, and often under-celebrated, but it keeps institutions running and students progressing toward their goals.

At DegreeSight, we believe these teams deserve better support, better workflows, and better tools to help simplify transfer credit and reduce manual workload without losing the human side of the student experience.

Here’s to the people making higher ed move forward every day.

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05/19/2026

Join Smith, author of The Complete Guide to College Transfer, and Fedje from for a live webinar on what it actually takes to become a transfer-friendly institution and why credit clarity, speed, and transparency are becoming competitive enrollment advantages.

📅 May 28, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM CST / 10:00 AM PST

We’ll cover:
• The shift from transfer-tolerant to transfer-attractive
• How early credit evaluation impacts enrollment decisions
• Where AI supports transfer success without losing the human touch

Register now → https://hubs.ly/Q04h3HkJ0

05/15/2026

Did You Survive May 1st?

May 1 isn’t the finish line anymore. It’s a pressure test.

Enrollment leaders know the reality: deposits are fragile, melt is rising, and the traditional freshman pipeline is becoming harder to predict every year. One waitlist move from a larger institution can reshape an entire market overnight.

But while freshman enrollment becomes more volatile, transfer and stop-out students continue moving all summer long.

That’s why institutions are rethinking credit mobility, transfer strategy, and student clarity as enrollment infrastructure, not just operations.

The institutions that win won’t just recruit students better.
They’ll remove friction faster.

Because in today’s market, credit clarity isn’t administrative anymore. It’s competitive.

Find more: https://hubs.ly/Q04gBSr40

05/14/2026

Transfer students are asking two questions before they ever apply:

“Will my credits transfer?”
“How long will it take me to graduate?”

During our recent webinar with Theta Kappa, DegreeSight joined transfer leaders from across higher education to discuss what today’s transfer students actually expect from institutions, and why speed, transparency, and credit clarity are becoming critical enrollment strategies.

With 41 million learners holding college credit but no credential, institutions that simplify transfer pathways and deliver faster answers will have a major competitive advantage.

Thank you to Phi Theta Kappa for the partnership and conversation around the future of transfer student success.

Watch the webinar on demand and learn more:
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05/13/2026

Students expect enrollment experiences to work like online shopping: fast, transparent, and instant.

In our recent webinar with McAllister & Quinn, DegreeSight explored why speed to answer is becoming one of the biggest competitive advantages in higher education—and why institutions that deliver credit clarity faster will win more transfer students.

Watch the conversation and explore more at:
https://hubs.ly/Q04gpp2_0 | https://hubs.ly/Q04gpnVH0

05/12/2026

Join Smith, author of The Complete Guide to College Transfer, and DegreeSight for a live conversation on what it truly means to become a transfer-friendly institution—and why the institutions winning transfer enrollment are moving from transfer-tolerant to transfer-attractive.

📅 Thursday, May 28
⏰ 12 PM CST / 10 AM PST

We’ll discuss:
• How transparent credit evaluation builds student trust earlier
• Why transfer strategy is becoming a competitive enrollment advantage
• Where AI can accelerate advising and where human guidance still matters most
• How institutions can turn the transfer process from a barrier to bridge

Every year, more than one million students consider transferring. The institutions that create clarity first will be the ones they choose.

Register here →
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05/08/2026

Most institutions don’t have a transfer lead problem.
They have a visibility problem.

Enrollment leaders are generating more transfer applicants without buying lists by doing one thing differently: They’re giving students clarity before they apply.

Instead of forcing students to submit transcripts and wait weeks, leading institutions are showing exactly how credits transfer, what applies, and what the path forward looks like, instantly.

The result?
- More engagement.
- More qualified leads.
- Higher conversion.

This is the shift toward Credit Transparency™. Where credit evaluation becomes the front door to enrollment, not a bottleneck behind it.

Access the full article and insights →
https://hubs.ly/Q04fGVjx0

05/07/2026

What happens when an enrollment leader becomes the president of a university?

In Episode 24 of TransferTALK, Fedje sits down with longtime colleague and friend, . André Stephens, President of Fresno Pacific University, to explore exactly that.

They started their careers in admissions in the early 1990s. Today, André is leading an institution through real disruption, and doing it with a deeply student-centered lens.

In this conversation, they unpack:
- How enrollment thinking reshapes presidential leadership
- What it really looks like to make hard institutional decisions
- Why student-centered leadership isn’t just philosophy; it’s strategy

What stood out to me most?
👉 Leadership today requires clarity of purpose, your “why”, and the courage to act on it.

This is a conversation for:
- Presidents and cabinet leaders
- Enrollment and student success professionals
- Anyone thinking about the future of higher education

🎧 Listen here: [https://hubs.ly/Q04fJ0GY0]

05/06/2026

We’re excited to welcome Ramos as our new VP of Partnerships at DegreeSight.

Charles brings deep expertise across enrollment strategy, transfer, adult, graduate, and traditional student markets, backed by years of research and hands-on institutional consulting.

One insight Charles shared that immediately stood out:
“85% of adult transfer graduate students enroll at the first institution that admits them.”

That’s not just a stat, it’s a strategy.

It reinforces what we believe at DegreeSight:
- Transfer isn’t just a segment, it’s one of the highest-yield opportunities in enrollment today
- Your ability to evaluate credits early is what wins the student
- Charles has spent his career helping institutions turn insights like this into action, bridging enrollment, marketing, and institutional strategy to drive real growth.

We’re thrilled to have him on the team as we continue helping universities:
• Capture transfer demand earlier
• Turn credit evaluation into a lead engine
• Build truly transfer-friendly strategies

Welcome to the team, Charles

05/06/2026

DegreeSight has been selected for ’s RISE 40 report, a curated overview of EdTech companies shaping recruitment, retention, and student success across higher education.

The report highlights a national shift in how institutions compete, particularly in areas tied to enrollment growth and student lifecycle transformation.

The announcement was made as part of Huron’s evaluation of more than 120 EdTech companies and institutional interviews across the sector.

Read the full press release → https://hubs.ly/Q04fGvhH0

Inclusion in curated EdTech market report validates the shift from manual credit evaluation to a strategic enrollment advantage