Enrollment data show targeted help is driving higher reenrollment rates among adult stopouts—people who left college before earning a degree and intend to return but often do not. The number of stopouts reenrolling rose to more than 1 million in the 2023-2024 school year, a 7% increase from the prior year, according to enrollment data cited in the reporting. The article frames stopouts as a large population—about 38 million working-age adults—many of whom carry student debt but lack a completed credential that can improve earnings and labor market mobility. It points to recent changes by colleges and local governments that improve access to reenrollment support, including navigating institutional requirements after time away and addressing barriers such as housing instability and disrupted academic progress. The development matters for strategic enrollment management, as degree completion increasingly becomes a measure of institutional outcomes and state policy effectiveness rather than only initial enrollment counts.