Hey everyone, my name is Adam Braun and I'm a New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur. I'm the CEO & Co-Founder of MissionU, a debt-free college alternative for the 21st century. Prior to launching...
I just capped off a frenetic three-week visit to the US, making stops in 7 different cities (if you can count my 20,000-person hometown of Lockport NY as a city - perhaps a stretch, though we do have the amazing Erie Canal Locks).
Colleges and university degrees don't come with a "money back guarantee". But MissionU is a new kind of school. The one-year program teaches the skills you need to start your career quickly, and major employers are hiring their graduates. But instead of paying...
Ambitious project to create public database of wage data and other information about all postsecondary credentials seeks to help students and employers know more about what's expected in academic and job-training programs.
Company's Increasing Share of Enterprise Customers and Growing Consumer Sector Attracts $7 Million
Before hiring employees full-time, firms enroll them in training that can take almost a year; 'most people don't come out of undergrad the perfect salesperson'
In an effort to boost the use of e-portfolios and provide an ongoing platform for student reflection, Santa Clara University is rolling out Portfolium e-portfolio and assessment software campuswide. The software will be integrated...
Americans owe a staggering $1.3 trillion in student loans, but a new San Francisco-based training program is tackling the issue of college grad debt with a unique business model: no tuition upfront. In this week's Sunday Spotlight, NBC's Jo Ling Kent meets the founder of MissionU and hears from students enrolled in the program.
As Gallagher (2016a, p. xv) points out, universities, as well as offering an education, also deliver degree
certificates to those students who successfully complete their studies. Along with this credential, a student
receives a transcript that indicates the grade achieved (usually in the form of a grade point average)
together with...
One man who lives in Puerto Rico is proving the power of networking can go a long way when it comes to helping those in need.
