Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College announces that truED® has signed alliances with more than 60 leading government and industry organizations who share a deep commitment to learning as a means to remain competitive, improve employee retention and enhance recruitment. Through truED, employees of alliance organizations access Champlain College’s nationally ranked post-secondary online degrees and certificates tailored specifically to adult professionals at up to 70 percent less than the standard tuition rates through affordable monthly payments.
This milestone marks truED’s second anniversary. Organizations such as Dealer.com, a part of Cox Automotive Inc., Comcast Corporation, AT&T, Cisco, Seventh Generation, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, utilize truED as a part of their workforce development strategy by providing employees career growth and advancement opportunities. So far,over 1300 students are enrolled in truED spanning the U.S. and abroad.
“Across every sector, even the most forward-thinking organizations are facing talent shortages that threaten organizational goals," said Dr. Laurie Quinn, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Champlain College. "In response, Champlain College has developed a career-driven approach centered on adult professionals that goes beyond technical mastery to deeper skills that serve them throughout life as critical thinkers, effective managers and inspiring leaders.”
truED: A Proven Model of Adult Online Education
Champlain College is consistently ranked byU.S. News & World ReportandThe Princeton Reviewas a leader in higher education. truED builds on Champlain College’s reputation as a recognized leader in adult online education for more than 20 years. Champlain’s understanding of adult learners directs the development, delivery, and ongoing assessment and enhancement of academic programs accessible through truED. Key highlights include:
- Benefits to the student:
- An affordable, high-quality education: Access to more than 60 online certificate, bachelor’s or master’s degree programs taught by practitioners in high-growth, in-demand fields for up to 70 percent less than standard tuition;
- Programs designed for the adult learner: Engaging environments, immersive labs and discussions focused on globally-minded curricula that matter most to professionals; and
- Set up for success: quality assurance practices empower adult learners for degree completion through career-services resources, student network support, and dedicated advisors, faculty and program directors.
- Benefits to the alliance organization:
- Designed for the alliance organization: addresses workplace needs and matches academic programs to meet organizational goals;
- An accelerated path to solutions: facilitates planning, managing, and budgeting across functions, locations and levels; and
- A true higher education experience: students learn the critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills that enhance their value to organizations.
“Champlain College has earned its reputation in addressing workforce needs by being a true partner to the business community, and always being on the quest for what works,” said Sean Collins, Senior Director, Organization and Leadership Development at Dealer.com, an integrated digital automotive retailing solutions provider. “We are working hand-in-hand to build our bench of future leaders. The results have been outstanding – from increased ingenuity to more engaged employees. We happily expect our truED enrollment to grow from 200 employees to an additional twenty-five percent next year.”
With a deep understanding of the adult learner, Champlain College distinguishes the ways in which adults utilize and apply their experiences as they pursue a career-focused degree or certificate online. The curriculum – emphasizing problem solving over testing – is designed to be immediately applicable to the student’s workplace. Further, it instills the management capacity and leadership qualities necessary for long-term growth in today’s workforce.
The most popular programs pursued through the truED alliance include those in undergraduate and graduate business and accounting, cybersecurity and digital forensics.
About Champlain College
Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, not-for-profit, private college in Burlington, Vermont, with additional campuses in Montreal, Quebec and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain offers a traditional undergraduate experience from its beautiful campus overlooking Lake Champlain and over 60 online undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificates. Champlain's distinctive career-driven approach to higher education embodies the notion that true learning occurs when information and experience come together to create knowledge. Champlain College is included in thePrinceton Review'sThe Best 379 Colleges: 2015 Edition. Champlain College isfeatured in the "Fiske Guide to Colleges" for 2016 as one of the "best and most interesting schools" in the United States, Canada and Great Britain, as well as is named the #1 “Most Innovative School” in the North byU.S. News and World Report. For more information, visitwww.champlain.edu.
About truED®
truED is developed and supported as part of Champlain College's Online Continuing Professional Studies Division. Through the affordable truED model, and alliances with leading organizations in government and industry, Champlain College delivers accessible and immediately applicable online higher education to help employees gain the skills and knowledge needed to enhance their careers and achieve their organization's business objectives. Champlain's certificate and degree programs not only provide field-specific knowledge, but also the critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills essential for the modern workforce. For more information about truED, visithttp://www.champlain.edu/truedalliances.
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