A compilation of Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) grantee profiles illustrates the innovative approaches of 10 new postsecondary degree programs awarded grants under NGLC's third wave of funding, which focused on "Breakthrough Models for College Completion." It provides practical details of interest to those designing and planning innovative new degree programs.
Common attributes across the portfolio include competency-based learning, disaggregated faculty roles, tuition models that reward persistence, data to target supports, and self-paced instruction. The profiles also offer important descriptive information about the instructional and financial models and their unique methods and structures to provide high-quality associate's or bachelor’s degrees at affordable costs, particularly for underserved populations.
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