Over 2,000 colleges and universities trust Encoura to lead them to enrollment success.
Our programs increase the likelihood for a student to enroll in college by 38%.
We provide a comprehensive, free college and career planning program to support students and their families in planning their post-high school journeys: Encourage. Through personalized resources and support, the Encourage app brings career exploration, college matching, scholarship matching, and application guidance to students' devices to connect them to their goals.
Over 7,000 high schools participate in the myOptions Encourage program to provide educators and their students college planning support.
Encoura, formerly known as NRCCUA, serves as the critical link between prospective students and higher education institutions. Eduventures is our research division, with expertise on traditional student demand, adult learner demand, and academic program innovation. Collectively, we partner with over 2,000 institutions to reach their goals at every stage of the funnel.
The Encoura Platform—and our professional services—provide institutions with the information and capabilities required to create the data-enabled enrollment office of the future.
Eduventures provides industry insights year-round to guide the latest enrollment, demographic trends, and innovations in program planning and business model strategy.
Encourage is our holistic exploration and planning resource that empowers secondary students to understand their post-high school choices and helps them make informed decisions on their journeys.
ACT Score Reports are delivered electronically via the Encoura Platform at no cost.
We believe that education is the catalyst for individual success and community transformation.
Top-tier student and parent data from ACT (our parent company) and our Encourage college planning program create our Combined Data Set. Originally known as NRCCUA, Encoura has been a lead data provider for higher education for over 50 years.
The Encoura Platform is designed to be your comprehensive enrollment solution that provides detailed reporting on your funnel performance, your competition, and your students to equip you to better understand how you’re performing, identify growth opportunities, and gain competitive insights to help your institution stand out.
Eduventures Research provides forward-looking and actionable research based on proprietary market data and advisory services that support both strategic and operational decision-making. Our recommendations and personalized support enable clients to understand the top traits of leaders in critical disciplines and evaluate the opportunities presented by new technologies.
Our strategic enrollment consultants have been in your shoes. As previous enrollment leaders, we resonate with your challenges and your goals. With each institutional partnership, we listen closely and provide expert knowledge to develop a unique strategy of market insights and communication plans that leverages your team’s strengths and sets you up in the best position to achieve your chosen goals.