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Utah’s public land-grant university introduces a new three-course Earned Admission pathway to guarantee entrance to high school graduates LOGAN, UT (September 23, 2020) -- Utah State University (USU), the only public land-grant university in Utah and one of the state’s largest universities, today announced the launch of an ambitious new admissions policy that will expand college access through providing additional academic support for students who do not meet basic admissions requirements. Through a partnership with StraighterLine, the Earned Admission program will guarantee entrance to USU for new freshmen who complete a sequence of three affordable, self-paced courses to develop foundational skills for success in college. “In this m ...

The University of Louisiana System rolls out new re-entry academy with flexible, online courses to reach students with some college but no degree BATON ROUGE, LA. (SEPTEMBER 9, 2020) – Compete Louisiana (Compete LA), a statewide college completion initiative powered by the University of Louisiana System, is announcing the launch of Compete LA Academy, an ambitious new program designed to help adults who have stopped out of university return and earn their degree. The Academy is made possible through a collaboration with StraighterLine, which partners with colleges to provide affordable competency-based college readiness and re-entry programs. “At a time when Louisianians are facing economic hardship and uncertainty about the future, ...

New program will boost college readiness for adult and online students through online, competency-based education courses from StraighterLine FORT WAYNE, IND. (August 4, 2020) --- Indiana Tech’s Office for Student Success announced today the launch of Indiana Tech Readiness Academy to help incoming adult and online students within the university’s College of Professional Studies (CPS) prepare for the college environment. The academy is a partnership with StraighterLine, the pioneering developer of online general education courses delivered through a low-cost monthly subscription. “Even before the pandemic, colleges were seeing surging interest from adult students—often with long gaps between their last experience with education� ...

CCD Academy taps StraighterLine, pioneering developer of low-cost, online courses, to reach Denver residents with some college but no degree  DENVER, June 11, 2020 – Community College of Denver (CCD) announced the launch of CCD Academy to help students who are no longer enrolled in college return and earn their degree. The new initiative is powered by StraighterLine, a developer of low-cost, competency-based courses to help students earn credits toward their degree. "A college degree can offer an economic lifeline for displaced workers. But for a growing number of laid-off and furloughed workers, life’s circumstances -- not a lack of aspiration -- got in the way of completing a degree," said Ruthanne K. Orihuela, Provost & Vice Pr ...

Contact: Chris Tofalli Chris Tofalli Public Relations, LLC 914-834-4334 BV Investment Partners Announces Investment in StraighterLine BALTIMORE, May 5, 2020 – BV Investment Partners (“BV”), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, announced today that it has made a significant investment in StraighterLine, an education technology company that provides scalable solutions to deliver affordable, effective and accelerated learning pathways to formal degree programs and widely recognized industry credentials. StraighterLine was founded in 2009 by Burck Smith and David Parento, with the singular goal of reducing the price of higher education.  StraighterLine’s p ...