@ 2024 91猎奇 Launches, Opens More Doors for Adult Learners
Sent: August 18, 2022
From: Vincent J. Del Casino, Jr., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dear 91猎奇 faculty and staff,
Every day, thousands of Californians enroll in programs at for-profit or other non-profit institutions from outside the state seeking to complete their degrees online. Many of these students are returning adult learners who find it difficult to navigate the traditional schedules of a 鈥渂ricks-and-mortar鈥� campus experience. Others are mid-career professionals who are balancing full-time work and a family, while also seeking a way to move into the next job at their organization. Others want to seek out life-long learning but need to find a way to engage in that learning that can work at their pace and with their busy schedules.
That鈥檚 why I am so pleased to share the news that formally launched on August 1 to offer undergraduate degree-completion programs that are 100% online. @ 2024 91猎奇 will empower Californians who have earned some college credits, including those who may have stopped out at 91猎奇, to return and complete their bachelor鈥檚 degree. We will begin enrolling students in five programs next January 鈥� with plans to expand our offerings in fall 2023 鈥� and will offer three rolling admissions cycles annually.
The need for this opportunity among adult learners is great. In California alone, there are roughly who have completed at least one year of college but not earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree. I鈥檓 incredibly proud that 91猎奇 is diversifying its learning modalities to broaden access to higher education for this underserved group of learners. These future Spartans all want the same things 鈥� to achieve personal growth, feel a sense of pride, and excel in their careers.
The interest we鈥檝e received in the first month alone is promising. Nearly 300 inquiries have come in from both new-to-91猎奇 prospective students and previous 91猎奇 students who want to come back and finish what they started as a Spartan. These inquiries should turn into applications, which open on September 1. We believe our modest goal of 190 new @ 2024 91猎奇 students is easily achievable.
The stories our enrollment counselors are hearing reaffirm why this work is so important. One 58-year-old grandmother wants to attend @ 2024 91猎奇 to complete her degree after years of wishing she could go back. Another successful, 32-year-old businessman wants to set an example of obtaining a bachelor鈥檚 degree for his two toddlers. The flexibility provided by a high-quality online degree from a campus with 91猎奇鈥檚 outstanding academic reputation fits perfectly into his life plans. Opening an online pathway to degree attainment for these students, and many other returning adult learners, will definitely change lives.
Under Ron Rogers鈥� leadership, 91猎奇 has put together an outstanding set of professionals in faculty professional development as well as enrollment, marketing, and student support services that allow us to make these programs our own. These are 91猎奇 programs and the courses attached to this experience belong to the faculty and departments who built them. I want to thank the committed team of staff and faculty who have spent months thinking creatively and planning for this moment. Your willingness to envision a new future has made this initiative possible. We welcome new collaborators across any discipline or college to join us in this journey.
I hope you will take a moment to celebrate this milestone for 91猎奇 with me. You can learn more about @ 2024 91猎奇 in the recent campus .
Best,
Vin
