Design Shorter and Stackable Pathways
We help colleges, universities, and employers design programs for working, rural, first-in-family, and parent learners; “Earn and Learn” degrees that make school and work compatible; Micro-credentials and pathways tied to the needs of local employers that can stack to a full degree.
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XCredit
Validating a learner’s life and working experiences as currency for future opportunities. XCredit blog: Get the most up-to-date information about XCredit.Read More
Community College Growth Engine
Leading the nation and their regions in creating micro-pathways with employers.Read More
BRIDGES Rural
Building Rural Innovation, Designing Educational Strategies (BRIDGES): How might we strengthen the capacity of rural community colleges to serve as critical economic growth engines for their learners and communities?Read More
Single Moms Success
How might community colleges dramatically improve completion rates for single mothers by intentionally addressing the unique needs of this population?Read More
UpSkill SA!
How might we quickly upskill incumbent retail workers to prepare them for careers in Advanced Manufacturing and other growth sectors that can enable their social mobility?Read More
Seamless Transfer Pathways
How might community colleges and four-year universities dramatically improve transfer and graduation rates by reframing the end-to-end experience from the student’s point of view?Read More
Roanoke Healthcare Pathways
How might we design employer-driven, stackable pathways that can lead to an AAS degree and prepare students for employment in the high-growth healthcare industry? How might we design a related “One Door” advising model that…Read More
Creativity for COVID: Saving Summer Internships
A remote internship experience for Washington, D.C. public high school students working in teams on real-world projects to address social and policy issues impacting their city and neighborhoods since the advent of COVID-19.Read More
Rethinking the Four-Year Degree: Tucson, Arizona
Redesigning the undergraduate experience to serve learner, employer and community needs How might we build a low-cost, career-focused Catholic University degree offering alongside local employers, students, and learning partners in Tucson?Read More
Apprenticeship Challenge
How might we build a meaningful apprenticeship that supports curricular and workforce readiness goals into a 4-year degree? Archived Project from 2014Read More
Traditional Model Redesign
How can growth-oriented public universities develop operating models that capitalize on advances in teaching and learning to expand capacity to serve and graduate more students of color and high-need students? Archived Project from 2015-16Read More
We’ve spent six years learning from our work with over 135 institutions, 60 employers, and 50 organizations to enable innovation and create models that put learners’ needs at the center.
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