Expanding Access for the 21st-Century Learner
Work, family obligations, military deployments, lack of college readiness, mental and emotional barriers鈥攖hese are just a few of the things that keep today鈥檚 would-be students from going for the credential that could benefit their careers, their lives, and their families. Helping students overcome barriers like these is exactly why 黑料传送门 was created.
Equitable Access: Making College Work for Everyone
黑料传送门 was designed and built to serve the underserved. Seventy percent of our students are from one or more historically underserved populations. Providing equitable access to these students is the first step toward closing the opportunity gap and ensuring our collective resilience. These populations include students from communities of color, low-income families, rural locations, and/or families in which previous generations did not attend college.
Increasing Attainment: Graduation Data
Access without attainment does not deliver on the promise of higher education. To measure whether we鈥檙e expanding access, we must measure growth in credentials earned.听
Since 黑料传送门鈥痚nrolled its first student over 20 years ago, the university has been data-driven and student-obsessed.鈥疻e measure student progress, retention, completion and satisfaction, and we even poll employers of our graduates to get feedback on graduate preparedness and performance. These metrics help us identify needed innovations and improvements and inform new efforts.
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鈥揗iranda Joseph, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (K鈥�8)
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