Moving from a Degree-Centric Postsecondary System to an Incremental Credentialing System: What Happens to Learners’ Financing Options?

Participant Profile

CREDENTIAL AS YOU GO PARTICIPANT

Colorado State University, Pueblo

WEBSITE

TYPE

Public postsecondary undergraduate and graduate institution

LOCATION

Pueblo, Colorado

COHORT

2022

Implementation stage & efforts to date 

In development: 

  • Data gathered on students who have completed the courses required for three certificates
    • Once identified, qualified students will be offered the appropriate certificate and that conferral will go on student record 
  • The Marketing and Recruitment departments are working on outreach to offer these new credentials to encourage students to re-enroll and continue toward degree completion
  • CSU-P is piloting this model for these three certificates with the intention of identifying other opportunities in other departments

Goals for participation  

  • Develop a prototype for capturing opportunities for students who have completed course work but haven’t been recognized for the work 
  • Expand this practice to other programs 
  • Develop new credentials that address workforce upskilling and reskilling needs and use those as a re-enrollment strategy to encourage learners to return to school and/or as a retention strategy offering shorter term recognition as students move through their programs

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