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Unfortunately, the pandemic meant that it was not nearly as successful as previous years or as predicted. Undergraduate attendance plummeted [2.5 percent](https://nscresearchcenter.org/stay-informed/) and international undergraduate enrollment was down [11 percent](https://nscresearchcenter.org/stay-informed/). This forced many colleges into a difficult position financially. Yet most are still choosing to enter the winter semester without changing their initial pandemic plans. Estimates show that the pandemic has cost higher education institutes over [$120 billion](https://www.voanews.com/student-union/college-revenues-shrinking-during-coronavirus-pandemic). With COVID-19 cases increasing, enrollment rates declining and further budget cuts on the horizon, schools are expected to fare worse. In order to survive the year, colleges need to revisit what worked—and what didn’t—to save higher education. [Read More](https://info.qless.com/blog/saving-higher-education-lessons-learned-from-fall-semester-reopenings?hsLang=en-us) ## [Higher Education Technology: How Investment Can Benefit Long-Term](https://info.qless.com/blog/higher-education-technology-qless-queue-management?hsLang=en-us) Oct 13 By [Qless Admin](https://info.qless.com/blog/author/qless-admin) | Categories: [Education](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/education), [Schools](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/schools), [Colleges and Universities](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/colleges-and-universities) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) With new data showing an average of a [2.5 percent](https://nscresearchcenter.org/stay-informed/) dip in undergraduate attendance in the Fall semester and international undergraduate enrollment down [11 percent](https://nscresearchcenter.org/stay-informed/), colleges across the U.S. are struggling to maintain revenues needed to keep their schools running properly.  [Read More](https://info.qless.com/blog/higher-education-technology-qless-queue-management?hsLang=en-us) [![New Call-to-action](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/141323/6a484e95-7cf9-46aa-8b95-aa0c71ad9c6d.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/141323/6a484e95-7cf9-46aa-8b95-aa0c71ad9c6d) ### Categories - [Announcements (68)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/announcements) - [Appointment Software (7)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/appointment-software) - [Auto Dealership (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/auto-dealership) - [Banks (2)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/banks) - [Business (3)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/business) - [Colleges and Universities (2)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/colleges-and-universities) - [COVID-19 Solutions (41)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/covid-19-solutions) - [COVID-19 Vaccines (3)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/covid-19-vaccines) - [Credit Union (3)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/credit-union) - [Dispensary (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/dispensary) - [DMV (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/dmv) - [Education (35)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/education) - [Finance (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/finance) - [Fitness (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/fitness) - [Government (60)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/government) - [Healthcare (36)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/healthcare) - [Industry News (17)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/industry-news) - [Insights (79)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/insights) - [Logistics (7)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/logistics) - [Mobile Check In (18)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/mobile-check-in) - [Other Industries (46)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/other-industries) - [ports (2)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/ports) - [Q&A (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/qa) - [Queue Management (10)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/queue-management) - [Reopening (7)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/reopening) - [Restaurants (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/restaurants) - [Retail (62)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/retail) - [Schools (2)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/schools) - [Travel (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/travel) - [Vaccines (3)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/vaccines) - [Veterinary (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/veterinary) - [Virtual Lines (5)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/virtual-lines) - [Voting Lines (1)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/voting-lines) - [Waiting Rooms (9)](https://info.qless.com/blog/topic/waiting-rooms) see all [![qless logo](https://info.qless.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QLess_Logo/qless-logo-white.png?width=138&name=qless-logo-white.png "qless logo")](http://www.qless.com) ##### Corporate Headquarters 150 South Los Robles, Suite 900 Pasadena, CA 91101 USA ##### Contact Us US Toll-Free: + 1 800-405-4637 US tel: + 1 626-380-2121 EU: +34 934-675-824 [Contact Us](http://www.qless.com/contact/) [Request A Demo](https://info.qless.com/web-demo?hsLang=en-us) ##### Follow Us [![twitter](https://info.qless.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/icon-twitter.png?width=25&name=icon-twitter.png "twitter")](http://twitter.com/qless) [![linkedin](https://info.qless.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/icon-linkedin.png?width=25&name=icon-linkedin.png "linkedin")](http://www.linkedin.com/company/356256) [![facebook](https://info.qless.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/icon-facebook.png?width=25&name=icon-facebook.png "facebook")](http://facebook.com/qless) © 2008-2016 QLess, Inc. 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