The document describes 8 new postsecondary degree programs that were funded by the Next Generation Learning Challenges. The programs have several common attributes including competency-based learning, disaggregated faculty roles, tuition models that reward persistence, using data to target student supports, and self-paced instruction. They include programs at public and private universities and colleges that offer new associate's and bachelor's degrees focused on increasing college completion.
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Breakthrough Models in College Completion
1. Breakthrough Models for College Completion
8 New Postsecondary Degree Programs
Common attributes across the portfolio of
NGLC-funded postsecondary degree
program models include:
•Competency-based learning
•Disaggregated faculty roles
•Tuition models that reward persistence
•Data to target supports
•Self-paced instruction.
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AT A GLANCE
Programs: 8
Students Served in First Year: 3,169
State Systems: 2
Public, Four-Year Universities: 4
Public, Two-Year Colleges: 3
Private, Non-Profit Universities: 1
For-Profit Universities: 1
Focused on New AA Degrees: 5
Focused on New BA Degrees: 6
2. Board of Regents of The University
System of Georgia
The University System of Georgia and one of
its institutions, Columbus State University,
are designing a new Bachelor of Arts degree
program in Communication with a Civic
Leadership concentration to begin Fall 2013.
The program is delivered 90% online and
punctuated at key risk points with in-
person credit-bearing service-learning
experiences. Students earn a certificate
credential within the first year, an associate’s
degree before the end of year two, and a
bachelor’s degree upon completion.
3. College for America
Focused on “unconfident learners”—those who
are familiar with educational failures, unsure of
their abilities, or balancing the demands of work
and family—the College for America program of
Southern New Hampshire University is a self-
paced online associate’s degree program with
no courses, no credit hours, no traditional
faculty, and no grades, offered at a low student
cost. The program encourages mentors in the
workplace or the local community and uses a
set of key competencies defined, in part, by
employers.
4. Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University launched a
Personalized Learning program in spring
2013 to offer bachelor’s degrees that are
more accessible, flexible, and efficient. Each
degree program has a clear set of modules
and learning outcomes defined by NAU
faculty, but the route from start to finish is
completely flexible, letting students
choose which modules to tackle first.
Along the way, mentor faculty work with
students to provide feedback, suggest
specific resources, or simply provide support
if a student is struggling with an academic
concept or with balancing their studies with
their work.
5. Kentucky Technical and Community
College System
With Direct2Degree, the Kentucky Community
and Technical College System is transforming an
existing online program by using linear,
competency-based course modules to
increase student success, degree completion,
and affordability. Students move swiftly and
sequentially from one course module to the next
without breaks between semesters. They move
forward at their own pace once they master the
content of a module. The revamped tuition model
rewards progress and early completion.
6. Rio Salado College
Rio Salado College created new processes to
make college completion more attainable for
Pell Grant-eligible students. This includes
online student services ranging from a
completion portal and real time analytics
reports to dedicated advisors and peer
mentors. Students also benefit from the
college’s early alert system and guided
evaluation assessment and response
(GEAR) system.
7. New Charter University
New Charter University delivers relevant,
outcomes-driven learning and college
degrees where the university’s courses and
content are freely available on the Internet
to any learner, whether or not they are
enrolled. Tuition is based on a monthly
subscription model that includes textbooks.
Although the goal is to increase access,
quality and support are also important. New
Charter partnered with a traditional
community college to study its model’s
effectiveness in online and blended
learning environments, especially for an
adult learner population.
8. The Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
The Texas Affordable Baccalaureate program
uses a competency-based, year-round model
with flat-rate tuition such that students can
work through as many courses within a
seven-week period as their schedules
allow. Students advance based on showing
competency in the subject area rather than
hours in class. Full-time faculty and
industry experts develop courses;
individual coaches support students in lower-
division online courses; and faculty offer
upper-division courses online and face-to-
face.
9. The University of Washington
This flagship institution in the state of
Washington is offering a low-cost online
bachelor’s degree completion program,
designed to serve current early childhood
educators who have earned some college
credits and want to complete an
undergraduate degree. The degree
completion program is offered at a
reduced cost, and versions of the courses
will be offered at no cost via MOOCs. The
MOOC versions offer students the
opportunity to sample a course before
enrolling.
10. Learn More
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“Breakthrough Models for College Completion”
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