Massification is the idea that establishing higher learning institutions and encouraging college enrollment could benefit everyone, leading to marked increases in the number of emerging adults in college.

Massification is the idea that establishing higher learning institutions and encouraging college enrollment could benefit everyone, leading to marked increases in the number of emerging adults in college.

• A. Credential Inflation
• B. Online Learning
• C. Massification
• D. Vocational Training

Answer: (C)

Massification refers to making higher education accessible to a much larger portion of the population, leading to a big rise in college enrollment among emerging adults. The statement describes creating more higher-ed institutions and encouraging attendance so more young people enter college, which is exactly what massification entails—expansion and broad participation in higher education. The other terms describe different ideas: credential inflation is about degrees losing value as more people earn them, online learning is about how education is delivered, and vocational training focuses on non-college pathways and specific trades. None of these capture the broad expansion and increased participation that massification describes.

Massification refers to making higher education accessible to a much larger portion of the population, leading to a big rise in college enrollment among emerging adults. The statement describes creating more higher-ed institutions and encouraging attendance so more young people enter college, which is exactly what massification entails—expansion and broad participation in higher education.

The other terms describe different ideas: credential inflation is about degrees losing value as more people earn them, online learning is about how education is delivered, and vocational training focuses on non-college pathways and specific trades. None of these capture the broad expansion and increased participation that massification describes.