Continuing Ed is Higher Ed

CONTINUING ED IS HIGHER ED

Stackable / Market-Driven
Lifelong Learning
Development

Past

Future

Degree Seekers

Classes / Majors / Degrees

Students Come to Campus

State / Region Specific

Tuition Goes Up

Expensive / Selective

Faculty Expertise

University Status

Lifelong Subscribers

Units / Certifications / Degrees

Universities Go to Students

U.S. / Global

Tuition Goes Down

Affordable / Expansive

User Experience

Career Advancement

Higher Ed: Past & Future

Target Market

Services Sold

Deployment

Market Area

Sale Price

Production Costs

Differentiator #1

Changes

DEVELOPMENT

Build an Ecosystem...

Ecosystem Key Concepts

Online First

Modular Development

Designed with Myriad Non-Credit Gateways

Trans-Disciplinary Ecosystem

Applied Computer
Science M.S.

PROGRAM OPTIONS

- Public Health Analysis

- Library Info Architecture

- UX Development

- Geo-Intelligence

- Remote Sensing Dev

- A.I. for Business

Robust and Flexible Ecosystem

Non-Credit Alternatives

- A.I. Fundamentals

- A.I. with Azure

- A.I. with AWS

- Database Design

- Web UX and JavaScript

Stackable Design

Applied Computer Science M.S.

Public Health Analysis Option

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP FOR ECOSYSTEM

Social Work, M.S.W.

Tele-Nursing

Farm Management

Agronomy / Gardening

Technical Writing

IMPLEMENTATION

Incentives & Collaboration

Faculty

- Teaching Not Required

- Passive Revenue

- Meaningful for Tenure
and Promotion

Departments

- Minimal Impact on Teaching

- Revenue Growth

- Low Cost

- A Seat at the Table...

Colleges

- Data

- Market Research

- Low Risk / High Reward

- Passive Revenue

Corporate Buy In

We Offer...

- Educated and trained talent pool

- Technology proliferation

- Branding and affiliation

We Ask for...

- Interviews for alumni

- Program input

- Workshops, lecturers, and mentors

Summary

PROBLEM

- We sell education. Financials have changed

ACTION ITEMS

- Repackage education for contemporary market

- Differentiate how we offer education from other universities

FIRST STEP: Build on Our Strengths

- Build a modular ecosystem beginning with existing programs.

Undergrad
Degrees

Graduate
Degrees

Certificates

Non-Credit

Lifelong Subscribers