This essay was originally published as part of the Center on Reinventing Public Education’s 2023 “State of the American Student” report. As part of the effort, CRPE asked 14 experts from various sectors to offer up examples of innovations, solutions or possible paths forward as education leaders navigate the current crisis. Here’s one of those […]
Utah State University has unveiled a streamlined admissions process to ensure student success for those who don t meet the minimum GPA requirements when they apply.
We think college should be affordable and low risk. Everybody should get to go.
- Dr. Amy Smith, Chief Learning Officer, StraighterLine
There are 36 million Americans who have some college credit but no degree. StraighterLine aims to change that by supporting degree completion for non-traditional, returning adult students.
âThey started, they stopped, they had lives, they went back to workâall the myriad reasons why people start and stop college,â observes Smith. âHow do you get them back into college and have them be successful? How do you make it low risk, low cost and unburdensome?â
Through strategic partnerships with universities, StraighterLine makes degree completion more affordable and accessible for pre-college, at-risk or stopped-out college students. StraighterLineâs new, private-labeled Academy programs are developed with university administrators and offer an online suite of courses and services delivered under the partner schoolâs