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title: Never Enrolled Report
description: "Results of a national survey and interviews (\"It's a little stressful when I think of it...\") with never-enrolled adults on the factors that drive them to consider postsecondary education and the barriers to enrollment."
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# [Never Enrolled Report](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/never-enrolled-report)

 Written by [CAEL](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/author/cael) | Oct 01, 2022

Sign up below to read the ALLIES Framework executive summary, as well as the full report and appendices, including a closer look at the high-performing programs at the study’s participating institutions. You can also download CAEL’s companion research report that focuses on the research on adults who recently considered postsecondary education, but ultimately chose not to attend.

 

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