For-Profit Giant Starts Competency-Based ‘Open College’

October 5, 2014

Kaplan_University_logoOne of the biggest for-profit college companies in the country is creating an “Open College” aimed at adults who may already have skills and experience that could qualify for college credits.

The new venture, from Kaplan Higher Education, will include free online services and personalized mentoring to help people identify and organize prior experience and skills that could count toward a degree or move them closer to a new career.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

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