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Download full textSteve Hood; Cynthia Grua – Utah System of Higher Education, 2025
Prior learning refers to knowledge, skills, or competencies acquired through formal and informal education outside a traditional academic environment. This can include a student acquiring knowledge or skills through employee-sponsored training or military training, earning an industry certification, or taking national standardized exams. In the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Public Colleges, College Students, College Credits
Credit for Prior Learning at USHE Degree-Granting Institutions, Academic Year 2022-23. Annual Report
Utah System of Higher Education, 2024
During the 2022-23 academic year, thousands of Utah students participated in the Utah System of Higher Education's credit for prior learning program, earning college credit and saving money on tuition. Prior learning is the knowledge, competencies, and skills acquired through formal and informal education outside a traditional academic…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Public Colleges, College Students, College Credits
McKay, Heather; Douglas, Daniel; Edwards, Renee; Khudododov, Khudodod – Grantee Submission, 2020
In September 2015, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) was awarded a First in the World (FITW) grant from the United States Department of Education. Interstate Passport® is the only nationwide network of regionally accredited, nonprofit, public and private two- and four-year institutions dedicated to the block transfer…
Descriptors: Interstate Programs, College Transfer Students, Enrollment, College Credits
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Direct linkWarne, Russell T.; Larsen, Ross; Anderson, Braydon; Odasso, Alyce J. – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is an educational program that permits high school students to take introductory college-level courses and receive college credit by passing a standardized end-of-course exam. Data were obtained from a statewide database of 2 high school graduating cohorts (N = 90,044). We used a series of propensity score…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Admission, Scores, Program Effectiveness
Cruce, Ty M. – ACT, Inc., 2015
This report provides a non-technical overview of the guiding research questions and research design for the ACT-led core research program conducted on behalf of the GEAR UP College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium (CCREC). The core research program is a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of 14 GEAR UP state grants on the academic…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Research Design, Longitudinal Studies, College Readiness
ACT, Inc., 2011
Annually, ACT provides a snapshot of the college and career readiness of ACT-tested high school graduates. This report is offered as a service to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness and how that translates into readiness. It is designed to stimulate discussion, inquiry, and action. This report for the…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement
