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Online, but not alone off-campus

By Mark Rowh

When it comes to online education, careful course development is hardly the only piece needed for successful student outcomes. “Some institutions, eager to jump in the field, think once they’ve developed their online courses, they are set to launch,” says Jacqueline Moloney, executive vice chancellor at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. “But many neglect to […]

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All-you-can-learn tuition takes off

High schoolers in college

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March 27, 2014

Standards for successful dual enrollment initiatives

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) defines concurrent enrollment—a subset of the dual-enrollment approach—as providing college-credit-bearing courses taught to high school students exclusively by college-approved high school teachers. The NACEP program also requires that high school teachers and college faculty collaborate on aligning the secondary and postsecondary curriculums. To gain NACEP certification, a […]

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March 20, 2014

Competency-based programs: ‘Low cost, high quality’

The University of Wisconsin’s all-you-can-learn, competency-based flex program—designed for adult students—started in January. Students can pay $2,250 for a three-month, all-you-can-learn subscription, or just $900 to work on a single set of competencies, says Vice Chancellor Aaron Brower, the interim provost of the UW Extension School. Tuition covers assessments and faculty mentoring, and students’ get […]

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March 20, 2014

For-profit’s focus on flat-rate tuition

Since last June, students at the for-profit Patten University have been able to take all-you-can-learn, competency-based programs online and at the institution’s campus in Oakland, Calif. Undergraduate tuition is $1,316 for a four-month term or $350 for a month. Students can take as many classes as they can fit into their schedule. The average student […]

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March 03, 2014

Prepare to persuade

The University of Florida’s last fundraising campaign, completed in October 2012, surpassed its $1.5 billion goal and finished nine months ahead of schedule at $1.72 billion. Despite this tremendous success, the next campaign will deploy a new tactic—a fine-tuned army of the university’s leaders prepared and practiced in the strategies of fundraising. “When we conducted […]

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March 03, 2014

The growing CRM footprint

Vanderbilt University’s medical school is among the best in the country, but its officials still wanted to create awareness of it with prospective students—those who are only in high school. The undergraduate admissions office had deployed a constituent relationship management (CRM) system, but university officials knew from the outset that the system could be used […]

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February 24, 2014

On-campus participation in today’s digital world

Walk into any high school auditorium, mall or fast food restaurant and see Millennials obsessed with their smartphones, tablets and laptops. But are they really that consumed? In a survey conducted by Intel Labs, 61 percent of young adults believe their relationship with technology is dehumanizing. That statistic is clear to many enrollment managers struggling […]

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February 20, 2014

Open university: The people’s university

In her 2014 State of the University of New York Address, Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher launched Open SUNY, a systemwide distance learning consortium. Over the near term, it will reduce the time it takes to complete a degree, course or certificate. What is especially distinctive about Open SUNY is that it is one of the […]

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Online, but not alone off-campus

All-you-can-learn tuition takes off

High schoolers in college

Access and Affordability Stories

Standards for successful dual enrollment initiatives

Competency-based programs: ‘Low cost, high quality’

For-profit’s focus on flat-rate tuition

Prepare to persuade

The growing CRM footprint

On-campus participation in today’s digital world

Open university: The people’s university