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website:
  metadata:
    name: "How Genio supports the New Majority Learner in higher education | Genio"
    url: "https://genio.co/blog/how-genio-supports-the-new-majority-learner-in-higher-education"
    published_time: "2026-05-12T15:50:15.000Z"
    core_info:
      summary:
        - segment: "Student parents"
          stats: "88.6% enjoy course more due to Genio Notes; GPA rise of +0.25 (7.6%)"
        - segment: "Working students"
          stats: "Study stress dropped by 20% over the semester, biggest reduction"
        - segment: "First-year students"
          stats: "GPA gain of +0.24 (7.3%) over semester, more than double overall average"
        - segment: "First-generation students"
          stats: "75.7% say Genio Notes helped them stay in school (highest persistence)"
        - segment: "ESL students"
          stats: "18.2% drop in study stress, second-highest reduction"
        - segment: "Mature students"
          stats: "14% fall in stress, 4.4% GPA gain, 70.0% better study-life balance"
  header:
    navigation: []
    actions: []
  content:
    - section:
        title: ""
        description: "The Learner Impact Report 2026 is our annual look at how Genio Notes is shaping student outcomes across higher education, drawing on responses from 1,033 learners in the United States. The data reflects a student population whose needs and circumstances are becoming increasingly diverse, with many learners balancing their studies alongside work, caregiving responsibilities, and other competing demands."
        elements:
          - type: link
            text: "Learner Impact Report 2026"
            url: "https://genio.co/resources/research-and-insights/learner-impact-report-2026"
          - type: link
            text: "New Majority Learners"
            url: "https://genio.co/resources/research-and-insights/new-majority-learner-report-2025"
        actions: []
    - section:
        title: "Who are the New Majority Learners?"
        description: "Non-traditional learners now constitute the New Majority, with 40.2% of students over the age of 22 and 69.3% working while studying."
        elements:
          - type: link
            text: "New Majority Learner Report"
            url: "https://genio.co/resources/research-and-insights/new-majority-learner-report-2025"
        actions:
          - type: download
            text: "Download Genio’s New Majority Learner Report here"
            url: "https://genio.co/resources/research-and-insights/new-majority-learner-report-2025"
    - section:
        title: "How Genio supports student parents"
        description: "Student parents show some of the strongest gains across every metric. 88.6% enjoy their course more; 77.2% say Genio Notes helped them stay in school; 79.7% better study-life balance; GPA rise +0.25 (7.6%)."
        elements:
          - type: quote
            text: "Helps so when I have quiet time I can actually have time for my kids as a single father and full-time student."
            source: "Student, Aims Community College, Colorado"
          - type: link
            text: "Learn more about how colleges can drive success for student parents and how Genio supports them"
            url: "https://genio.co/blog/how-colleges-can-drive-success-for-student-parents"
        actions: []
    - section:
        title: "How Genio supports working students"
        description: "Working students saw 20% reduction in study stress; 80.8% enjoy course more; 81.5% more confident with note taking."
        elements:
          - type: quote
            text: "Note taking and being able to go back to content I learned in class knowing everything is accurate has been a game changer for me. I feel like my high grades are a reflection of this."
            source: "Student, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii"
          - type: link
            text: "Learn more about how colleges can support working students"
            url: "https://genio.co/blog/new-majority-learner-data-stories-working-students"
        actions: []
    - section:
        title: "How Genio supports first year students"
        description: "First-year students saw GPA improvement of +0.24 (7.3%); 72.1% more confident in note taking; 64.2% enjoy course more."
        elements:
          - type: link
            text: "Read more about how colleges can create a better first year experience for students"
            url: "https://genio.co/blog/navigating-the-first-year-experience-addressing-student-under-preparedness-genio"
        actions: []
    - section:
        title: "How Genio supports first gen students"
        description: "75.7% say Genio Notes helped them stay in school (highest persistence); GPA rose +0.16 (5.0%); 76.2% more confident in note taking."
        elements:
          - type: link
            text: "Learn more about how Genio helps to overcome first generation challenges"
            url: "https://genio.co/blog/how-genio-helps-first-generation-students-overcome-challenges"
        actions: []
    - section:
        title: "How Genio supports students with English as their second language"
        description: "78.0% enjoy course more; study stress dropped 18.2%; transcript feature helps by allowing students to read back at their own pace."
        elements:
          - type: quote
            text: "It helps record lectures and gives you subtitles, like a show but it's actually the lecture. The subtitles help me understand the professor."
            source: "Student, Austin Community College, Texas"
          - type: link
            text: "transcript feature"
            url: "https://genio.co/notes/transcription-for-admins"
          - type: link
            text: "Learn more about how colleges can support ESL students"
            url: "https://genio.co/blog/new-majority-learner-data-stories-esl-students"
        actions: []
    - section:
        title: "How Genio supports mature students (over 25+)"
        description: "Mature students saw study stress fall 14%; GPA rise +0.15 (4.4%); 70.0% report better study/life balance."
        elements:
          - type: link
            text: "Learn more about how mature students are using Genio"
            url: "https://genio.co/blog/returning-to-education-how-mature-students-use-genio"
        actions: []
    - section:
        title: "See how Genio Notes could support your students"
        description: "Book a demo to see Genio Notes in action and our team can walk you through what Genio Notes looks like in practice, share how other institutions have rolled it out, and help you better support the New Majority Learners at your institution."
        elements: []
        actions:
          - type: cta
            text: "Book a demo"
            url: ""
  footer:
    links: []
    info: []
    social: []
```