Structure

Building course road maps that make the path to a degree or valued workplace credential clear.

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About the Structure pillar

Students face barriers to progress from day one of college, including unrecognized prior learning, inconsistent support to get up to speed for college-level learning, poorly designed curricular sequences, and miscommunication about credit hours needed for on-time graduation. CCA guides colleges in facilitating strong starts that sustain critical progress.

Colleges that offer the right mix of flexibility and structure can make a world of difference for students. With programs that offer too much flexibility, students can easily get off track. And in programs with overly rigid structure, students may have a hard time fitting college into their lives. By creating academic sequences and course structures that meet students where they are, institutions can create clear pathways to a degree.

Clarify the path to a degree or valued workplace credential

Confusing course and degree sequences, challenging schedules, and rigid major requirements muddy the path to completion. We work with colleges to meet students where they are, balancing flexibility and structure and clarifying the path to a degree or credential.

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