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  • Outreach and Communications

    Evaluating Outreach Strategies

    Effective outreach and communications strategies play an important role in the successful accomplishment of an organization’s mission. But how do you know your efforts are successfully reaching their target audiences, building collaborative partnerships, and influencing policy? Organizations spend a good amount of their limited resources on outreach and communications, so it is important that communication efforts are effective.

  • The affordability of higher education is an issue that is increasingly catching the attention of lawmakers, policymakers, media, and the public. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education had questions about the rising costs of online courses. They asked Russ Poulin, Deputy Director of Research & Analysis for WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) to provide insight on costs and pricing. Below is his account of what he told them. This Is a re-post of an item that originally appeared in WCET’s Frontiers Blog.

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  • Whether it is to gather information to guide new programs or to receive feedback on old ones, collecting data is a necessary part of every organization’s operations. The rise of the online survey has made it easy to gather data for little to no cost. 

  • The ACC Network recently hosted a webinar on how data from the National Student Clearinghouse can assist in efforts to increase completion by adults with prior college credit. 

    Click here to view the recording of the webinar.

    Click here to view the only the slides from the presentation.

  • Louisville, Kentucky video screenshot

    Lumina Foundation has just released a video highlighting the 55,000 Degree project based in Louisville, Kentucky. The project relies on public-private partnerships, strong involvement by the business community, and a focus on getting adults with prior college credit to complete their degrees.

    The video includes interviews with ACC Network members from Greater Louisville, Inc. Click here to view the video.

  • Prior Learning Assessment

    LearningCounts.org Webinar

    We hosted a webinar December 8, focused on the LearningCounts.org prior learning assessment service.

    To access the recording of the webinar, click here. Please note that the webinar may take a few minutes to load and begins at the 2:50 mark of the recording.

    To download copies of the powerpoint presentation, please click here.

  • Promising Strategies

    Employer Engagement

    Many organizations and institutions are working closely with employers to reach adults with prior college credit and help them earn degrees. Here is a collection of resources, links, and promising practices.

  • Promising Outreach Strategies

    Marketing and Communications Resources

    Here you'll find a collection of marketing and communications materials being used to engage adults with prior college credit. If you have materials you would like to submit, please email accnetwork@wiche.edu.

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