The growing awareness in higher education of the $6.6 billion in stranded credits has brought to light related issues of enrollment, debt, and administrative processes and policies. The attention highlights a similar situation, what some have called “some college, no degree.” While stranded credits describes the situation of students with unpaid balances and transcript holds that have not completed their degree, “some college, no degree” describes those without unpaid balances or transcript holds that have not completed their degree. They have obtained some credits but have discontinued their education before graduating
