Flexible Programs - Special Features

Some examples of special features include these:

• Credit for Prior Learning: The student earns credit for college-level learning gained in non-credit or experiential settings through a "prior learning assessment."
• Accelerated: Designed for adults who want to earn a college degree at an accelerated, flexible, and independent pace.
• Individualized: The student can self select courses to create their own degree.
• Competency-based: Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain pre-specified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement of specified objectives.
• Online-Asynchronous: All classes are available online 24/7, with no requirement to log-in at a specific time for participation.
• Option for Cohort Contracts: Academic programs offered through a customized contract with a business (hospital, manufacturing company, etc.), governmental agency or non-profit.
• Program Shared with Another College: Certificates, diplomas, or degrees that have shared curriculum between two colleges or more.
• Other: Some examples include web-enhanced, blended, others.