According to Dave Clayton, senior vice president of consumer insights at Strada Education Network, hybrid education "was a consistently popular option" throughout a recent survey taken by his organization. It beat out both online and in-person when it came to which option Americans were likely to recommend, as well as which option offered the best preparation for joining the workforce.

Will this change higher education? Of course it will. The market to find students gets more competitive for colleges every year. That trend is predicted to continue long into the future. If today's junior high schoolers already know that they want "both," this shift in consumer demand won't go unnoticed. If college leadership wants the freshman class of 2026 to enroll in their institution, they would be foolish not to adapt.

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