The Online College Model That Actually Supports Students

About this episode

The episode discusses a new online college model that supports student success and reduces financial barriers.

Online college has been around for years, but too many students still struggle to finish, transfer, or earn a degree without taking on debt. In this episode of Start the Week With Wisdom, Bridget Burns and Sarah Kuster sit down live at the ASU GSV Summit with Tade Oyerinde, Chancellor of Campus, to talk about a new model for community college, online learning, student success, and higher education innovation. Tade explains how Campus is inspired by the CUNY ASAP model, which helped improve graduation rates by giving students wraparound support, full-time enrollment, success coaching, and fewer financial barriers. Instead of relying on self-paced online courses, Campus uses live online classes, faculty from top universities, coaching, tutoring, laptops, and transfer pathways to help students move toward a bachelor’s degree with little to no debt. This conversation is for higher education leaders, edtech founders, student success teams, community college advocates, and anyone asking how AI, online college, and flexible credentials are reshaping the future of higher education. You’ll learn → Why live online learning can create more motivation and accountability for 17-to-27-year-old…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bridget Burns, Sarah Kuster

Guest: Tade Oyerinde

Topics covered

• online college
• student success
• higher education innovation
• community college
• live online learning
• AI in education

Keywords

• online learning
• student support
• graduation rates
• financial barriers
• community college
• AI in education
• flexible credentials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CUNY ASAP, Campus, ASU GSV Summit, University Innovation Alliance

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